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what is a pumpy' nut?
Pumpy's nut is a peanut based paste, a kind of therapeutic diet which is used to treat severe malnutrition aming children.
Pumpy's peanut contains protein, carbohydrates, fats, vegetable oil, skimmed milk,vitamins, minerals which helps in rapid increase in weight and reduces mortality rate among children who suffer from severe malnutrition and starving.
It comes in wrapped packet and doesn't need any special preparation or storage. It was first manufactured by a French company.