Table 3.
Energy, zinc, vitamin A and iron intakes and % coverage of daily recommended intake in both groups
| Sex | RDAa | Groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | RUTF | |||||
| Intakes | % coverage | Intakesb | % coverage | |||
| Energy(kcal) | Women | 2100c | 1526 | 73 | 2108 | 100 |
| Men | 2520c | 1946 | 77 | 2186 | 87 | |
| Vitamin A (μg) | Women | 500 | 534.7 | 107 | 1858 | 372 |
| Men | 600 | 1561 | 260 | 1828 | 307 | |
| Zinc (mg)d | Women | 4.9 | 3.0 | 61 | 10.4 | 212 |
| Men | 7 | 3.4 | 49 | 10.6 | 151 | |
| Iron (mg)e | Women | 19.6 | 1.8 | 9 | 2.0 | 10 |
| Men | 9.1 | 2.3 | 25 | 2.9 | 32 | |
aRDA (Recommended Dietary allowances), FAO/WHO [26, 27]
bIntakes measured in addition to the supplement (RUTF + rice porridge)
c RDA of Energy is increased by 20 % to take into account the increase of daily recommended intake for PLWH (WHO, [22])
dZinc intake calculated based on the bioavailability of zinc in mixed diets (Hotz and Brown, [50])
eIron intakes calculated by taking into account the bioavailability of iron (15 %)