The use of nutrient-optimizing/cost-minimizing software to develop ready-to-u…

Abstract: Malnutrition affects people of all ages in many countries in the developing world. One treatment for malnutrition is the intervention involving ready-touse therapeutic foods (RUTFs). This study developed RUTFs for pregnant women in Mali using formulation computer software and largely local, plantbased ingredients. Mali has the world’s second highest birth rate and infant mortality …