Undernourishment is a threat to human health. The prevalence of undernourishment remains alarming, especially among children under five years old in many countries, including Indonesia. Nowadays, the handling of undernourishment has shifted to treatment outside the hospital, utilizing local nutrient-rich foods. At the national level, the utilization of local food resources is a part of the promotion of dietary diversification and the bioeconomy. Ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) refers to supplementary foods aimed at improving the nutrition of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) children under five years old. RUSF biscuit recipes were made using local food resources available in Banten province, Indonesia. To optimize the nutritional profile of the developed RUSF, taro/talas banten were mixed with ground-nut/peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and mungbean (Vigna radiata) as protein and lipid sources and red rice (Oryza longistaminata) and maize (Zea mays) as carbohydrate sources, and enriched by the local banana Nangka (Musa textilia). Two formulations were selected for the pilot testing, namely the taro-peanut and taro-peanut/mungbean RUSF biscuits, made from taro Banten, cereal, peanut and/or mungbean, and local banana. The RUSF biscuit showed promising results, presenting a high level of acceptance and a macronutrient composition that meets the standards for MAM children. However, the RUSF biscuits should be fortified with micronutrient premix to fulfill the dietary requirement for the MAM children. The results of this study provide further development opportunities.

Department of Food Technology Faculty of Agro Industrial Technology Universitas Padjadjaran Jln Raya Bandung Sumedang Km 21 Jatinangor Sumedang 45363 Indonesia

Department of Food Technology Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University Jl Dinoyo 42 44 Surabaya 60265 Indonesia

Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Kamycka 129 16500 Praha Suchdol Czech Republic

Faculty of Medicine School of Nutrition Universitas Brawijaya Malang 65145 Indonesia

Institute of Nutritional Science University of Hohenheim Garbenstrasse 30 70599 Stuttgart Germany

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