SELECT 
  discussion.object_id AS product_id, 
  AVG(discussion_rating.rating_value) AS average_rating, 
  discussion.type AS discussion_type, 
  discussion.thread_id AS discussion_thread_id 
FROM 
  discussion 
  LEFT JOIN discussion_posts ON discussion_posts.thread_id = discussion.thread_id 
  AND discussion_posts.status = "A" 
  LEFT JOIN discussion_rating ON discussion.thread_id = discussion_rating.thread_id 
  AND discussion_rating.post_id = discussion_posts.post_id 
  AND discussion_rating.rating_value != 0 
WHERE 
  discussion.object_id IN (
    479463, 479515, 479522, 480285, 480795, 
    480815, 480816, 480824, 480833, 480837, 
    481548, 481556
  ) 
  AND discussion.object_type = "P" 
GROUP BY 
  discussion.object_id

Query time 0.00225

JSON explain

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              "object_type"
            ],
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            },
            "used_columns": [
              "thread_id",
              "object_id",
              "object_type",
              "type"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
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              "thread_id",
              "thread_id_2"
            ],
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          }
        },
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            ],
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            ],
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          }
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      ]
    }
  }
}