Nutrient Information

	Calcium mg/day	Iron mg/day	Magnesium mg/day	Phosphorus mg/day	Potassium g/day	Sodium g/day	Zinc mg/day	Copper mcg/day	Manganese mg/day	Selenium mcg/day
Infants
0-6 months	210*	0.27*	30*	100*	0.4*	0.12*	2*	200*	0.003*	15*
7-12 months	270*	11	75*	275*	0.7*	0.37*	3	220*	0.6*	20*
Children
1-3 years	500*	7	80	460	3.0*	1.0*	3	340	1.2*	20
4-8 years	800*	10	130	500	3.8*	1.2*	5	440	1.5*	30
Males
9-13 years	1,300*	8	240	1,250	4.5*	1.5*	8	700	1.9*	40
14-18 years	1,300*	11	410	1,250	4.7*	1.5*	11	890	2.2*	55
19-30 years	1,000*	8	400	700	4.7*	1.5*	11	900	2.3*	55
31-50 years	1,000*	8	420	700	4.7*	1.5*	11	900	2.3*	55
51-70 years	1,200*	8	420	700	4.7*	1.3*	11	900	2.3*	55
> 70 years	1,200*	8	420	700	4.7*	1.2*	11	900	2.3*	55
Females
9-13 years	1,300*	8	240	1,250	4.5*	1.5*	8	700	1.6*	40
14-18 years	1,300*	15	360	1,250	4.7*	1.5*	9	890	1.6*	55
19-30 years	1,000*	18	310	700	4.7*	1.5*	8	900	1.8*	55
31-50 years	1,000*	18	320	700	4.7*	1.5*	8	900	1.8*	55
51-70 years	1,200*	8	320	700	4.7*	1.3*	8	900	1.8*	55
> 70 years	1,200*	8	320	700	4.7*	1.2*	8	900	1.8*	55
Pregnancy
14-18 years	1,300*	27	400	1,250	4.7*	1.5*	12	1,000	2.0*	60
19-30 years	1,000*	27	350	700	4.7*	1.5*	11	1,000	2.0*	60
31-50 years	1,000*	27	360	700	4.7*	1.5*	11	1,000	2.0*	60
Lactation
14-18 years	1,300*	10	360	1,250	5.1*	1.5*	13	1,300	2.6*	70
19-30 years	1,000*	9	310	700	5.1*	1.5*	12	1,300	2.6*	70
31-50 years	1,000*	9	320	700	5.1*	1.5*	12	1,300	2.6*	70

In this table RDA values are in bold type and AI values in ordinary type followed by an asterisk (*).

Sources

Values are from Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1997) and Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate (2004). You can view these reports at The National Academies Press.

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