Research Article

Therapeutic Food Development from Maize Grains, Pulses, and Cooking Banana Fruits for the Prevention of Severe Acute Malnutrition

Table 4

Average and mean acceptability scores of the formulated ready-to-use therapeutic foods.

FormulationMean acceptability scores
AppearanceConsistencyTasteFlavourOverall

RUTF1 (mean)7 (7.21)6 (6.34)6 (6.13)7 (6.45)26 (26.13)
RUTF2 (mean)7 (7.42)6 (6.23)7 (7.52)7 (6.44)27 (27.61)
RUTF3 (mean)7 (7.64)6 (7.25)6 (7.18)7 (7.23)26 (29.30)

RUTF1, ready-to-use therapeutic food1; RUTF2, ready-to-use therapeutic food2; RUTF3, ready-to-use therapeutic food3.