Amino acid-enriched plant-based RUTF treatment was not inferior to peanut-milk RUTF treatment in restoring plasma amino acid levels among patients with oedematous or non-oedematous malnutrition
Abstract Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) with adequate quality protein is used to treat children with oedematous and non-oedematous severe acute malnutrition (SAM).The plasma amino acid (AA) profile reflects the protein nutritional status; hence, its assessment Baby copyright during SAM treatment is useful in evaluating AA delivery from RUTFs.