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	200*	0.27*	30*	100*	0.4*	0.12*	2*	200*	0.003*	15*
7-12 months	260*	11	75*	275*	0.7*	0.37*	3	220*	0.6*	20*
Children
1-3 years	700	7	80	460	3.0*	1.0*	3	340	1.2*	20
4-8 years	1,000	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	1,000	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 (*).

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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). This includes the 2010 updated recommendations for Calcium. You can view these reports at The National Academies Press.

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