SELECT 
  pfv.variant_id, 
  pfv.position, 
  pfvd.variant 
FROM 
  cscart_product_feature_variants AS pfv 
  INNER JOIN cscart_product_feature_variant_descriptions AS pfvd ON pfv.variant_id = pfvd.variant_id 
  AND pfvd.lang_code = 'en' 
WHERE 
  pfv.variant_id IN (
    1935, 2381, 2423, 2424, 1712, 2415, 2131, 
    1803, 2426, 1836, 2290, 2132, 2143, 
    2413, 1949, 1954, 2226
  )

Query time 0.00047

JSON explain

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          "index_condition": "(`test2_gaseus`.`pfv`.`variant_id` in (1935,2381,2423,2424,1712,2415,2131,1803,2426,1836,2290,2132,2143,2413,1949,1954,2226))",
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}

Result

variant_id position variant
1712 0 Double stage
1803 0 300
1836 0 Stainless steel
1935 1 up to 6.0 (ultrapure gases)
1949 0 70
1954 2 Monel
2131 0 7
2132 0 15
2143 0 30
2226 0 400
2290 0 Chrome-plated
2381 0 210
2413 0 1.5
2415 0 3.5
2423 0 1.7
2424 0 Nickel-plated
2426 0 17.5