AFYA™ - GC Rieber Compact

AFYA™ is compressed ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) developed to meet the specific nutritional needs of persons with HIV and/or tuberculosis (TB).

Nutritional qualities
AFYA™ is a supplement to ordinary food, not a replacement.

AFYA™ can be eaten as a biscuit straight from the package or crumbled into boiled drinking water and eaten as a porridge.

One bar contains 300 kcal.

3 bars will provide approximately 1 x RDA for vitamins and minerals in addition to 35 g of high quality protein and approximately 850 kcal of energy.

AFYA™ HIV food is composed of:
A combination of protein sources, which give a high and balanced content of essential amino acids. The high protein content of AFYA™ maintains the increased protein flux in HIV and TB patients.

All essential vitamins and minerals balanced to assure a high nutritional utilisation with special focus on important micronutrients for the immune system.

Logistical properties

AFYA™ is compressed into tablets of approximately 30g.
Each bar contains two tablets packed in grease proof paper.
Nine bars are vacuum packed in transparent polyamide/ polyethylene foil.
GC Rieber Compact guarantees a 36 month shelf life at moderate temperature and humidity (warehouse conditions), with a minor decrease in some vitamins.

AFYA™ - Nutritional supplement for people living with HIV and/or TB

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