recommended daily allowance (RDA, recommended daily intake, RDI)
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Introduction
Based on 2000 kcal intake for adults & children > 4 years of age.
Recommended daily allowances for elderly (> 70 years of age) included (if different)
Management
- Protein: 50 g
- Carbohydrate 300 g
- Total Fat: 65 g
- saturated fat: 20 g
- cholesterol: 300 mg
- Fiber: 25 g
- Vitamin A: 3000 IU (900 ug); 900 ug2 mg (M, > 70); 700 ug (F, > 70)
- Vitamin D: 600 IU (15 ug); 600 IU (15 ug)*
- Vitamin E: 30 IU (30 ug); 15 mg (> 70)
- Vitamin K: 80 ug; 120 ug (M, > 70); 90 ug (F, > 70)*
- Thiamine (B1): 1.5 mg; 1.2 mg (M, > 70); 1.1 mg (F, > 70)
- Riboflavin (B2): 1.7 mg; 1.2 mg (M, > 70); 1.1 mg (F, > 70)
- Niacin (B3): 20 mg; 16 mg (M, > 70); 14 mg (F, > 70)
- Pyridoxine (B6): 2 mg; 1.7 mg (M, > 70); 1.5 mg (F, > 70)
- Vitamin B12: 2.4 ug
- Pantothenic acid: 10 mg; 5 mg (> 70)*
- Folic acid: 400 ug
- Biotin: 300 ug
- Vitamin C: 60 mg; 90 mg (M, > 70); 75 mg (F, > 70)
- Sodium: 2400 mg
- Potassium: 3500 mg; 4700 mg (> 70)*
- Chloride: 3400 mg
- Phosphorous: 1000 mg
- Calcium: 1000 mg; 1200 mg (> 70)*
- Magnesium: 400 mg; 420 mg (M, > 70); 320 mg (F, > 70)
- Zinc: 15 mg; 11 mg (M, > 70); 8 mg (F, > 70)
- Iron: 18 mg; 8 mg (> 70)
- Copper: 2 mg
- Manganese: 2 mg
- Chromium: 120 ug
- Selenium: 70 ug; 55 mg (> 70)
- Iodine: 150 ug
- Molybdenum: 75 mg
- Fluoride: 3-4 mg (> 8 years); 2 mg (9-13) 1 mg (4-8)
- Boron: ?
M: male, F: female
* adequate intake, not RDA
References
- ↑ http://www.netrition.com/rdi_page.html
- ↑ http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga/rda.pdf
- ↑ http://www.missouri.edu/~wrcwww/vitamins.pdf
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition Parada JT et al (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2010