Products For Combating Malnutrition - Hexagon Nutrition
Malnutrition Products
The developmental, economic, social, and medical impacts of the global burden of malnutrition are serious and lasting, for individuals and their families, for communities and for countries. Malnutrition is estimated to contribute to more than one third of all child deaths. Lack of access to nutritious foods and poor feeding practices contribute to malnutrition. Frequent infections also undermine a child's nutritional status,
1.RUTF
RUTF stands for ready-to-use therapeutic food. It is made up of sugar, dried skim milk, oil, and a micronutrient premix of essential vitamins and nutrients. It may also include groundnuts (peanuts), oil seeds, and cereals.
RUTF nutrition is aimed at providing those experiencing severe acute malnutrition with the nutrition they need. RUTFs are easier to administer than therapeutic milk such as F75 and F100 because RUTFs do not need cooking or heating. They are prepackaged and ready to be consumed immediately without preparation.
What nutrients are in RUTF?
Why should you use a reliable RUTF supplier?
Choosing a reliable RUTF manufacturer is essential to succeeding in a malnutrition care project. Your supplier should be able to provide proof of certification with GMP, ISO, and other certifications.
Hexagon Nutrition provides RUTF in India and around the world. We are a RUTF manufacturer that has partnered with dozens of projects around the world to provide essential nutrients to those who need it most.
2. RUSF
RUSF stands for Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food. It is a fortified paste made up of sugar, dried skim milk, oil, and a micronutrient premix of essential vitamins and nutrients. It may also include groundnuts (peanuts), oil seeds, and soya. RUSF is intended for children aged 6 months and older with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM). They are prepackaged and ready to be consumed immediately without preparation.
The formulation delivers all the nutrients to reduce or eliminate the short fall in local diets and helps meet daily requirement unlike fortified blend foods that require further preparation at home.
What nutrients are in RUSF?
RUSFs can be made with a custom composition of micronutrients but generally contain fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K), water-soluble vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B12, C, folic acid, pantothenic acid, niacin, biotin), essential minerals (sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, iron, zinc, copper, selenium, iodine), and fats.
With these nutrients, home use is possible and the product is particularly well adapted to emergency contexts or to nutritional programs to prevent malnutrition.
Protocol and Instructions for use:
RUSF shall be used according to the national protocols on the management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM).
If there is no national protocol, standard regimen is up to 75kcal/kg/day per child for an average period of 6 to 8 weeks.
It is best for targeted supplementary feeding programs. It can also be used in blanket supplementary feeding program.
What is Sprinkles TM ?
Sprinkles is an innovative home fortification method to improve the health and well-being of women and children by combating vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Sprinkles is a 1 gram sachet that can be easily mixed into any food prepared at home. It does not interact with food components or significantly change the taste, colour or texture of the food to which it is added.
Sprinkles not only attempts to restore the nutritional status of pre-schoolers who are already undernourished, but also focuses on preventing malnutrition in mothers during pregnancy and in infants and young children during their first two years of life.
Community-based studies on Sprinkles involving both anaemic and non-anaemic children have been completed in more than eight international locations, all showing success in treating and preventing anaemia.
What Varieties of Sprinkles Micronutrients are Available?
Nutritional Anemia Formulation Sprinkles TM is a mix of five micronutrients for kids that comes in single one-gram is a mix of five micronutrients for kids that comes in single one-gram daily servings. It includes:
- Iron
Zinc
Folic Acid
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12
Copper
Iodine
Niacin
Selenium
Who is Sprinkles TM ?
- More than 20 national governments, provincial governments and ministries of health
Over a dozen UN organisations and global NGOs focused on malnutrition and global health
Multiple universities conducting pilot nutritional studies using micronutrient powders
Nutritional Anemia Formulation Sprinkles TM is recommended for use in a number of child health and anaemia prevention programs
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