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Table 1 Nutrient composition of the supplement and percentage coverage of daily recommended intake

From: Daily consumption of ready-to-use peanut-based therapeutic food increased fat free mass, improved anemic status but has no impact on the zinc status of people living with HIV/AIDS: a randomized controlled trial

 

Total

Per

%

Intakesa

100 kcal

Coverageb

Macronutrients

   

 Energy kcal

567.7

-

25.3

 Protein (g)

14.2

2.5

27.9

 Carbohydrate (g)

49.3

8.7

37.9

 Lipids (g)

35.8

6.3

130.1

Vitamins

   

 Vitamin A (μg)

910

160.3

132

 Vitamin D (μg)

16

2.8

320

 Vitamin E (mg)

20.0

3.5

133.4

 Vitamin C (mg)

53

9.3

177.7

 Vitamin B1 (mg)

0.6

0.1

53.0

 Vitamin B2 (mg)

1.8

0.3

150

 Vitamin B6 (mg)

0.6

0.1

47.7

 Vitamin B12 (μg)

1.8

0.3

75

 Vitamin K (μg)

21

3.7

35

 Biotin (μg)

65

11.4

216.7

 Folic Acid (μg)

211.8

37.3

53.0

 Pantothenic acid (mg)

3.1

0.5

62

 Niacin (mg)

5.3

0.9

35.3

Minerals

   

 Calcium (mg)

320.9

56.5

32.1

 Phosphorus (mg)

403.3

71.0

57.6

 Potassium (mg)

1119.9

197.3

23.8

 Magnesium (mg)

95.2

16.8

39.7

 Zinc (mg)

7c

1.2

194

 Copper (mg)

1.8

0.3

89

 Iron (mg)

0.6d

0.1

6.2

 Iodine (μg)

110

19.4

73.3

 Sodium (mg)

189.4

33.4

12.6

 Selenium (μg)

30

5.3

100

  1. aSupplement =100 g RUTF + 100 g rice porridge
  2. b% nutrient coverage calculated using FAO/OMS (2002, 2004)
  3. cZinc intake calculated based on the bioavailability of zinc in mixed diets (Hotz and Brown, 2004)
  4. d% iron intake based on the bioavailability of iron (5 %) in the supplement (FAO/OMS, 1989)