United States Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) | ||||||
Recommended Dietary Allowances: National Academy of Sciences;10th ed., 1989 | ||||||
| Compound | units | Adult | Adult | Children | Infants | Pregnant and |
Males | Females | 7-10 Years | lactating | |||
women* | ||||||
| Protein | g | 63 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 65 |
| Vitamin A | RE* | 1000 | 800 | 700 | 375 | 1300 |
| Vitamin D | IU | 200 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 400 |
| Vitamin E | mg alphaTE* | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Vitamin K | mg | 80 | 65 | 30 | 10 | 65 |
| Vitamin C | mg | 60 | 60 | 45 | 35 | 95 |
| Folate | ug | 200 | 180 | 100 | 35 | 400 |
| Thiamin(B1) | mg | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Riboflavin (B2) | mg | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Niacin | mg | 19 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| Pyridoxine (B6) | mg | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Cyanocobalamine (B12) | ug | 2 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Biotin | mg | 30-100 | 30-100 | 30 | 15 | 30-100 |
| Pantothenic Acid | mg | 4-7 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 3 | 4-7 |
| Calcium (Ca) | mg | 800 | 800 | 800 | 600 | 1200 |
| Phosphorus (P) | mg | 800 | 800 | 800 | 500 | 1200 |
| Iodine (I) | ug | 150 | 150 | 120 | 50 | 200 |
| Iron (Fe) | mg | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | mg | 350 | 280 | 170 | 60 | 355 |
| Copper (Cu) | mg | 1.5-3 | 1.5-3 | 1-2 | 0.6-0.7 | 1.5-3 |
| Zinc (Zn) | mg | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| Selenium (Se) | ug | 70 | 55 | 30 | 15 | 75 |
| Chromium (Cr) | ug | 50-200 | 50-200 | 50-200 | 10-60 | 50-200 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | ug | 75-250 | 75-250 | 50-150 | 15-40 | 75-250 |
| Manganese (Mn) | mg | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0.3-1.0 | 2-5 |
| Fluoride (F) | mg | 1.5-4 | 1.5-4 | 1.5-2.5 | 0.1-1 | 1.5-4 |
| Sodium (Na) | mg | 500 | 500 | 400 | 120-200 | 500 |
| Chloride (Cl) | mg | 750 | 750 | 600 | 180-300 | 750 |
| Potassium (K) | mg | 2000 | 2000 | 1600 | 500-700 | 2000 |
| g = grams mg = milligrams (0.001 g) ug = micrograms (0.000001g) IU = International Units RE = Retinol Equivalent Alpha TE = alpha Tocopherol equivalent * Generally the higher number was reported. | ||||||
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