SELECT 
  q_product_feature_variants.variant_id, 
  q_product_feature_variants.position, 
  q_product_feature_variants.color, 
  q_product_feature_variant_descriptions.variant 
FROM 
  q_product_feature_variants 
  LEFT JOIN q_product_feature_variant_descriptions ON q_product_feature_variants.variant_id = q_product_feature_variant_descriptions.variant_id 
  AND q_product_feature_variant_descriptions.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  q_product_feature_variants.variant_id IN (
    229, 237, 241, 242, 243, 7613, 7617, 7652
  ) 
ORDER BY 
  q_product_feature_variants.position ASC, 
  q_product_feature_variant_descriptions.variant ASC

Query time 0.00050

JSON explain

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            ],
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            "index_condition": "(`portal`.`q_product_feature_variants`.`variant_id` in (229,237,241,242,243,7613,7617,7652))",
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            },
            "used_columns": [
              "variant_id",
              "color",
              "position"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
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            "table_name": "q_product_feature_variant_descriptions",
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            ],
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            ]
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  }
}

Result

variant_id position color variant
7613 0 Generic
7652 0 Bestway
229 0 Disney
242 0 Hasbro
7617 0 Intex
237 0 Marvel
243 0 Universal Minnions
241 0 WB