Nutrient Information

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Nutrient Content Tables

DRIs

Dietary Reference Intakes Vitamins

	Vitamin C mg/day	Thiamin mg/day	Riboflavin mg/day	Niacin mg/day	Pantothenic Acid mg/day	Vitamin B6 mg/day	Folate mcg/day	Vitamin B12 mcg/day	Vitamin A mcg/day	Vitamin E mg/day	Vitamin K mcg/day
Infants
0-6 months	40*	0.2*	0.3*	2*	1.7*	0.1*	65*	0.4*	400*	4*	2.0*
7-12 months	50*	0.3*	0.4*	4*	1.8*	0.3*	80*	0.5*	500*	5*	2.5*
Children
1-3 years	15	0.5	0.5	6	2*	0.5	150	0.9	300	6	30*
4-8 years	25	0.6	0.6	8	3*	0.6	200	1.2	400	7	55*
Males
9-13 years	45	0.9	0.9	12	4*	1.0	300	1.8	600	11	60*
14-18 years	75	1.2	1.3	16	5*	1.3	400	2.4	900	15	75*
19-30 years	90	1.2	1.3	16	5*	1.3	400	2.4	900	15	120*
31-50 years	90	1.2	1.3	16	5*	1.3	400	2.4	900	15	120*
51-70 years	90	1.2	1.3	16	5*	1.7	400	2.4	900	15	120*
> 70 years	90	1.2	1.3	16	5*	1.7	400	2.4	900	15	120*
Females
9-13 years	45	0.9	0.9	12	4*	1.0	300	1.8	600	11	60*
14-18 years	65	1.0	1.0	14	5*	1.2	400	2.4	700	15	75*
19-30 years	75	1.1	1.1	14	5*	1.3	400	2.4	700	15	90*
31-50 years	75	1.1	1.1	14	5*	1.3	400	2.4	700	15	90*
51-70 years	75	1.1	1.1	14	5*	1.5	400	2.4	700	15	90*
> 70 years	75	1.1	1.1	14	5*	1.5	400	2.4	700	15	90*
Pregnancy
14-18 years	80	1.4	1.4	18	6*	1.9	600	2.6	750	15	75*
19-30 years	85	1.4	1.4	18	6*	1.9	600	2.6	770	15	90*
31-50 years	85	1.4	1.4	18	6*	1.9	600	2.6	770	15	90*
Lactation
14-18 years	115	1.4	1.6	17	7*	2.0	500	2.8	1,200	19	75*
19-30 years	120	1.4	1.6	17	7*	2.0	500	2.8	1,300	19	90*
31-50 years	120	1.4	1.6	17	7*	2.0	500	2.8	1,300	19	90*

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

g = grams
mg = miligrams
mcg = micrograms

Sources

Values are from Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorous, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1997); Dietary Reference Intakes for Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline (1998); Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids (2000) and Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc (2001). You can view these reports at The National Academies Press.

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