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Table 1 Profile of nutritional supplements per daily ration

From: Intrahousehold management and use of nutritional supplements during the hunger gap in Maradi region, Niger: a qualitative study

 

LNS-MQ Plumpy’Doz®

RUSF

Supplementary Plumpy®

Enriched flour

Super Cereal Plus (SC+)

Packaging

Pot of 325 g

Sachet of 92 g

Bag of 1.5 kg

Daily ration

46 g

92 g

200 g

Instructions for use

3 spoons per day

1 sachet per day

4 porridges per day (50 g and 250 ml of water)

Quantity distributed/months

4 pots

30 sachets

4 bags

Presentation aspects

Plastic container

Individual packet

Requires water and utensils to mix and serve

  1. RUSF Ready to Use Supplementary food, LNS-MQ Medium-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement