Table 5. Predicted Nutritional Composition of Alternative Therapeutic Foods in Comparison to Standard Therapeutic Foods and Formulation Guidelines.

	therapeutic milk (TM) (g/100 mL)			RUTF (g/100 kcal)
	requirementa	standard TM	alternative TM	requirementa	standard RUTF	alternative RUTF
energy (kcal)	95–105	100	102	520–550	543	548
fat	4.9–6.9	5.8	6.6	5–7	6.1	6.2
% energy from fat	45–60	53.0	58.2	45–60	50.2	55.7
carbohydrates	7–12	9.0	10.9	b	6.6	7.8
% energy from carbohydrates	28–45	36.0	42.8	b	36	31.1
protein	2.3–3.1	3.0	3.0	2.5–3.0	2.6	3.0
% energy from protein	10–12	11.0	11.7	10–12	10.2	12.0

^aRequirements for therapeutic milk and RUTF were outlined by the WHO.

^bRequired value not specified.