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Reference | Objective function (s) | Decision variable (s) | Constraint (s) | Focus | Mathematical approach used |
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Rambeloson et al. [51] | Maximum nutritional requirement | Edible grams of the selected foods | Nutrient | Investigate the nutritional quality of FB food aid delivered in France | Linear programming |
Wilson et al. [35] | Maximum nutritional requirement | The amount of food | Nutrient, cost | A dietary pattern that met the essential nutritional requirements for New Zealand men | Linear programming |
van Dooren et al. [52] | Maximise most consumed foods | Price of food, amount of food | Energy and nutrient, cost, GHGE | Find low-priced diets with low climate impact yet fulfil all nutritional needs | Linear programming |
dos Santos et al. [7] | Maximum nutritional requirement | | Nutrient deviations from observed dietary patterns | A diet that does not vary much from the observed dietary pattern | Linear programming |
Morrison et al. [41] | Maximise the iron content of food | Quantity of foods | Nutrient constraint, intake constraint (median portion size, upper and lower bounds on frequency) | Develop strategies to address anaemia in pregnancy in rural plains in Nepal | Linear programming |
van Wonderen et al. [53] | Maximise the iron content of diets | Quantity of foods | Constraints on DRIs | Plan a 2-week menu to estimate the iron bioavailability of different diets for women of reproductive age | Mixed integer linear programming |
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