Table 5.

Summary of characteristics of complementary feeding recommendations (CFR) modelled by Optifood for each targeted age group of infants and young children across three livelihood groups in northern Kenya, November–December 2013

	Settled communities (n 300)			Pastoralist communities (n 283)			Agro-pastoralist communities (n 299)
	6–8-month-old infants	9–11-month-old infants	12–23-month-old children	6–8-month-old infants	9–11-month-old infants	12–23-month-old children	6–8-month-old infants	9–11-month-old infants	12–23-month-old children
No. of nutrients that achieved≥65 % of the RNI from a maximum of eleven micronutrients for the CFR selected*	8	9	9	8	9	7	8	8	5
No. of CFR (individual food- or food subgroup-based recommendations) included in the most favourable combination	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	3	3
Minimized % of the RNI met for nutrients that remained<65 % of the RNI (%)†,‡
Thiamin	–||	–||	–||	–||	–||	–||	–||	–||	47
Niacin§	54	–	40	51	–	41	40	35	22
Vitamin B6	–||	–||	–||	–||	–||	51	–||	–||	42
Folate	–||	–||	–||	–||	–||	54	–||	–||	60
Fe	6	26	–||	34	24	–||	9	9	15
Zn	18	27	30	23	20	47	13	19	23

RNI, Recommended Nutrient Intake.

^*Age- and livelihood group-specific CFR selected from the Module III analyses, as detailed in Table 4.

^†Defined as≥65 % of the RNI as part of a 7 d diet in which intake of the modelled nutrient has been minimized (Optifood Module III – ‘worst-case scenario’ analyses).

^‡The minimized % of the RNI was≥65 % for Ca, vitamin C, riboflavin, vitamin B₁₂ and vitamin A for all target groups; as such these nutrients are not presented in the table.

^§The % of the RNI for niacin may be≥65 % and considered adequate if the contribution of tryptophan to niacin is taken into account.

^||The % of the RNI was≥65 % and the 7 d diet’s nutrient content was considered ‘adequate’; i.e. a low percentage of the population would be at risk of inadequate intake of this nutrient if this 7 d diet was consumed.