Table 2.

Comparison of the three major types of macronutrient supplements proposed for use in sub-Saharan Africa

	Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food [91]	Corn-Soya Blend [92]	Fortified Blended Foods [93]		Common sub-Saharan African Staple Foods
			Corn-soya	Wheat-soya	Cornmeal (yellow) [77]	Rice (white) [77]	Green Banana (matooke, cooked) [78]
Grams:	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Calories:	557	376	380	370	366	365	351
Protein grams (% kcal):	14 (10%)	17 (18%)	18 (19%)	20 (21%)	8.5 (9%)	7.1 (8%)	5.0 (6%)
Fat grams (% kcal):	35 (59%)	7.0 (17%)	6.0 (14%)	6.0 (15%)	1.7 (4%)	0.7 (2%)	0.6 (2%)
Carbohydrate % kcal:	31%	65%	67%	64%	87%	90%	92%
Packaging:	Jar or sachet	Sack	Sack or sachet		Sack	Sack	Plant
Indication:	Moderate to severe malnutrition	Mild to moderate malnutrition	Mild to moderate malnutrition		Staple food
Preparation:	None	Hydration and heating	Hydration and heating		Hydration and heating
Ingredients:	Plumpy’Nut: vegetable fat, peanut paste, skimmed milk powder, whey powder, malto-dextrin, sugar, mineral and vitamin complex.	Corn and soy blend flour, soybean oil, mineral and vitamin complex.	Cereals (maize, sorghum, millet, wheat), chickpeas or soybeans, oilseeds or vegetable oil, sugar, mineral and vitamin complex.