Plumby nut is a ready to use therapeutic food for treatment of severe acute malnutrition while plumpy sub has been designed for treatment of moderate acute malnutrition.

Is plumpy sub the same as plumpy sup? I haven't heard of plumpy sub. 

Plumpy nut same as Rutf,for treating SAM.plumpy sup,same as RUSF,for treating  MAM.

Haven't heard  of plumpy Sub.

 It was writing error ( Plumpy sup )

?Thank you Hellena ..the difference in composition

Plumpy Sup and Plumpy Nut are commercial type Lipid-based Nutrient Supplement (LNS) Large Quantity (92-100 g). These are manufactured products from the French company, Nutriset. Both are groundnut paste composed of vegetable fat, peanut butter, skimmed milk powder, lactoserum, maltodextrin, sugar, and a mineral and vitamin complex. Both are available in individual sachets of 500 kcal (92 g) and is ready-to eat (It can be used simply by opening the sachet and eating it no cooking or diluting is necessary).

Plumpy Sup is a brand of ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) that is used to treat moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) among 6 to 59 months. It is 500 kcal with 13g protein (10%), 31g fat (55%). Contains EFA, meets RNI and PDCAAS.

Plumpy’Sup formula: elements for 100 g is:

Macronutrients: Energy (537kcal*), Proteins (12.1g),Lipids (35g)

Micronutrients: 

Vitamins: Vit A (50 μg), vit D (15 μg), vit E (16.7 mg), vit C (60 mg), vit B1 (1 mg), vit B2 (2.6 mg), vit B6 (2 mg), Vit B12 (2.7 μg), vit K (27 μg), biotin (60μg), folic acid (428 μg DFE), pantothenic acid (6.6 mg), niacin (17.5 mg)

Minerals: Calcium (630 mg), phosphorus (600 mg), potassium (1,000 mg), magnesium (170 mg), zinc (12 mg), copper (1.4 mg), iron (11.2 mg), iodine (140 μg), sodium (< 180 mg), selenium (20 μg)

Meanwhile, Plumpy Nut is a brand of ready-to-use therapeutic use for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Plumpy Nut The nutritional value of Plumpy’Nut is similar to that of NUTRISET’ therapeutic milk F100. It is recommended to use Plumpy’Nut in Phase 2 of the dietary treatment of severe malnutrition. The recommended dose varies up to 200 Kcal/body weight/day or 2 to 3 sachets / day / person.

The nutritional value of Plumpy Nut in a 92g packet is:

Macronutrients: Energy (500kcal*), Proteins (12.8g), Lipids (30.3 g), Carbohydrates (45g) 

Micronutrients: 

Vitamins: Vit A (0.79 μg), vit D (14 μg), vit E (18.4 mg), vit C (46 mg), vit B1 (0.46 mg), vit B2 (1.5 mg), vit B6 (0.55 mg), Vit B12 (1. μg), vit K (14.4 μg), biotin (56μg), folic acid (184 μg), pantothenic acid (2.8 mg), niacin (4.6 mg)

Minerals: Calcium (302 mg), phosphorus (343 mg), potassium (1,171 mg), magnesium (80mg), zinc (11.8 mg), copper (1.5 mg), iron (10.3 mg), iodine (98 μg), sodium (165 mg), selenium (28 μg).

*Plumpy Sup is now available in corn-based formula.

* Both GMO Free Certificate and Halal certificates may be obtained from the manufacturer

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Please note these guidelines by Codex Alimentarius and especially the preamble who explain the context for the use of RUTF!

Guidelines for ready-to-use therapeutic foods. Codex Alimentarius Guideline No. CXG 95-2022. Codex Alimentarius FAO, WHO. 2022.

Commission. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc4593en

https://www.fao.org/3/cc4593en/cc4593en.pdf