F-100 Range and RUTF Sachets per Day in Severe Malnutrition (WHO)
Gives F-100 per feed or RUTF sachets a day for a severely malnourished child.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Weight in kg
- 6.0
- Phase
- Outpatient treatment (RUTF, full amount)
- RUTF sachet energy in kcal
- 500
Result: RUTF 1.8-2.22 sachets a day (900-1,110 kcal; WHO 2023, 150-185 kcal/kg/day) for 6 kg.
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What you enter
- Weight in kg
- Phase
- RUTF sachet energy in kcal (500 if blank)
How this is calculated
Citation
WHO guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema, 2023 (rec B10); WHO SAM training course, module 4 and Web Annex C, 2021; IMCI chart booklet, 2014 (RUTF table). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.