Plumpy'Sup™ (former name Supplementary'Plumpy™)
Food supplement for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition

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Recommendations for use

  • Recommended daily dose : around 75 kcal / kg / day, or 1 sachet per day for a child weighing 7 kg.
  • One carton is enough to provide nutritional support for about 2 children for a period of two months in the context of a targeted food supplementation programme

Packaging and conservation

  • Primary packaging : 92 g sachets providing 500 kcal and 12.5 g of proteins.
  • Secondary packaging : cartons of 150 x 92 g sachets (net weight : 13.8 kg ; gross weight : 14.7 kg).
  • Palletisation : pallets with 64 cartons (for container transport, 960.8 kg) or 48 cartons (for air transport, 725.6 kg).
  •  Where possible, to be stored in a dry, cool area, at a temperature of less than 30°C.

Previously named Supplementary'Plumpy™ (read more) Plumpy'Sup™ is a ready-to-use food supplement (RUSF / LNS) developed for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in children more than 6 months old.

Plumpy'Sup™ can also be used to prevent severe malnutrition, particularly with children just finishing therapeutic feeding programmes.

Main characteristics, target population and benefits obtained

As a ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) Plumpy'Sup™ is mainly intended for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in young children over 6 months old.

It is composed of vegetable fat (providing the essential fatty acids), sugar, peanut paste, soy proteins, maltodextrin and whey, enriched with a mineral and vitamin complex. Plumpy'Sup™ contains no ingredients of animal origin, except for those derived from milk.

Like Plumpy’Nut®, Plumpy'Sup™ is available in 92 g sachets which can be used up to 24 months after the date of manufacture, without refrigeration. It does not require any preparation (no dilution, no cooking) and can be consumed direct from the sachet. This means it can be used in the home, which makes the product particularly well adapted to emergency situations or malnutrition prevention feeding programmes.

Plumpy'Sup™ is produced by Nutriset at its Malaunay (Normandy, France) site, but it is also produced by certain members of the PlumpyField® network, particularly Hilina Enriched Foods, our partner in Ethiopia.

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