QBmix®
A nutritional supplement rich in minerals and vitamins
Recommendations for use
- A ration of 1.5 g of QBmix® per day and per person over a period of 14 days, depending on the situation, makes it possible to ensure a good micronutrient status
- One 75 g pot is enough to supplement the meals of a family of 5 for 10 days.
- A 900 g pot is enough to supplement the meals of 20 people through a month.
Packaging and conservation
- Primary packaging :
- 75 g Pot.
- 900 g Pot.
- Secondary packaging and palletisation :
- 75 g Pots : cartons of 120 pots (gross weight : 10.3 kg) in pallets with 48 cartons (gross weight : 514.4 kg)
- 900 g Potse : cartons of 6 pots (gross weight : 5.6 kg) in pallets with 90 cartons (gross weight : 531 kg).
- Where possible, to be stored in a dry, cool area, at a temperature of less than 30°C.
QBmix® is a nutritional supplement developed to prevent nutritional deficiencies, particularly deficiencies in vitamins and minerals. It can be used as a condiment, added to the family meal after cooking.
Main characteristics, target population and benefits obtained
When a diversified diet providing all the micronutrients the organism needs is not possible, QBmix® compensates for nutritional deficiencies, for example, in vitamin C – which is the cause of scurvy – and in niacin (vitamin B3) – which is the cause of pellagra. It is suitable for situations where it is not possible to ensure a varied, balanced diet, particularly in emergency situations (large-scale population movements, etc.).
QBmix® is a highly concentrated vitamin and mineral paste , flavoured so as to mask the metallic taste of certain minerals which are present in large proportions. It can be used as a condiment, but it is essential that it should be added after the family food has been cooked, so as not to affect the heat-sensitive vitamins.
References
- Human energy requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Expert Consultation. FAO Food and Nutrition Technical Report Series No. 1. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization, 2004.
http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5686e/y5686e00.htm - Human vitamin and mineral requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. FAO/WHO non-series publication. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization, 2002.
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/Y2809E/y2809e00.htm - Compliance problems with vitamin pill distributions. Sophie Bacquet. Field Exchange, Issue 10, July 2000
http://fex.ennonline.net/10/compliance.aspx - A pellagra epidemic in Kuito, Angola. Sophie Baquet, Michelle van Herp (MSF). Field Exchange, Issue 10, July 2000
http://fex.ennonline.net/10/pellagra.aspx - Scurvy outbreak and erosion of livelihoods masked by a low wasting levels in drought affected Northern Afghanistan. Fitsum Assefa. Field Exchange, Issue 13, August 2001
http://fex.ennonline.net/13/scurvy.aspx - Potential of Using QBmix® to Prevent Micronutrient Deficiencies in Emergencies Evelyn Depoortere (Epicentre). Field Exchange, Issue 22, July 2004
http://fex.ennonline.net/22/potential.aspx - Population acceptability of micronutrient supplementation with QBmix®, Seleia, West Darfur, Sudan. Lourdes Wazquez (Ecosec Nutritionist, ICRC, 2005).
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