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There is an urgent need for locally cultivable, affordable, and nutritionally adequate alternatives to imported ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs). In this review, we examine the nutritional composition, food safety, and production scalability of three duckweed species, namely:\n                    <jats:italic>Wolffia globosa<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Wolffia arrhiza<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Lemna minor<\/jats:italic>\n                    , as candidate therapeutic foods in famine-affected regions. Compositional analyses indicated that these species consist of a high protein content (up to 48.2, 50.9, and 39.1% dry weight for\n                    <jats:italic>W. globosa<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>W. arrhiza<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>L. minor<\/jats:italic>\n                    , respectively), a comprehensive essential amino acid profile, and an array of micronutrients and immunomodulatory compounds. As indicated by a Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS) of 89% for\n                    <jats:italic>W. globosa<\/jats:italic>\n                    and the Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score (DIAAS) of 0.75 for\n                    <jats:italic>W. arrhiza<\/jats:italic>\n                    , the protein quality of duckweed is considered high. Furthermore, as one of the fastest-growing plants on earth, duckweed can double their biomass in only 4\u20135 days, reach harvest size within 2\u20135 days, and produce up to \u223c177 g of biomass per square meter per day, with water requirements up to 90% lower per kilogram of protein produced as compared to conventional crops. Although antinutritional factor levels are comparable to common vegetables and pathogen risks are manageable via solar drying and boiling, two primary limitations restrict their immediate application. First, a low-fat content (0.5%\u20139.6% DW) that confines energy density relative to standard RUTFs and, second, a susceptibility to accumulating heavy metals from growth medium. Additionally, the current evidence base may be constrained by absence of data regarding cultivation failures or adverse implementation outcomes. Consequently, rigorous, context-specific risk-benefic assessments are required. 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