Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

527Table 3 US/Canadian recommended dietary allowances and acceptable intakes, 1997–2001Age Vit A Vit D Vit E Vit K Vit B 1 Vit B 2 niacin Vit B 6 folate Vit B 12 Vit C Ca P Mg Fe Zn Cu Se I Cr Mn Moµg µg mg µg mg mg mg mg µg µg mg mg mg mg mg mg µg µg µg µg mg µg0–6 months 400 5 4 2.0 0.2 0.3 2 0.1 65 0.4 40 210 100 30 – 2 200 15 110 0.2 – 27–12 months 500 5 5 2.5 0.3 0.4 4 0.3 80 0.5 50 270 275 75 11 3 220 20 130 5.5 0.6 31–3 years 300 5 6 30 0.5 0.5 6 0.5 150 0.9 15 500 460 80 7 3 340 20 90 11 1.2 174–8 years 400 5 7 55 0.5 0.6 8 0.6 200 1.2 25 800 500 130 10 5 440 30 90 15 1.5 22Males9–13 years 600 5 11 60 0.9 0.9 12 1.0 300 1.8 45 1300 1250 240 8 8 700 40 120 25 1.9 3414–18 years 900 5 15 75 1.2 1.3 16 1.3 400 2.4 75 1300 1250 410 11 11 890 55 150 35 2.2 4319–30 years 900 5 15 120 1.2 1.3 16 1.3 400 2.4 90 1000 700 400 8 11 900 55 150 35 2.3 4531–50 years 900 5 15 120 1.2 1.3 16 1.3 400 2.4 90 1000 700 420 8 11 900 55 150 35 2.3 4551–70 years 900 10 15 120 1.2 1.3 16 1.7 400 2.4 90 1200 700 420 8 11 900 55 150 30 2.3 45>70 years 900 15 15 120 1.2 1.3 16 1.7 400 2.4 90 1200 700 420 8 11 900 55 150 30 2.3 45Females9–13 years 600 5 11 60 0.9 0.9 12 1.0 300 1.8 45 1300 1250 240 8 8 700 40 120 21 1.6 3414–18 years 700 5 15 75 1.0 1.0 14 1.2 400 2.4 65 1300 1250 360 15 9 890 55 150 24 1.6 4319–30 years 700 5 15 90 1.1 1.1 14 1.3 400 2.4 75 1000 700 310 18 8 900 55 150 25 1.8 4531–50 years 700 5 15 90 1.1 1.1 14 1.3 400 2.4 75 1000 700 320 18 8 900 55 150 25 1.8 4551–70 years 700 10 15 90 1.1 1.1 14 1.5 400 2.4 75 1200 700 320 8 8 900 55 150 20 1.8 45>70 years 700 15 15 90 1.1 1.1 14 1.5 400 2.4 75 1200 700 320 8 8 900 55 150 20 1.8 45Pregnant 770 5 15 90 1.4 1.4 18 1.9 600 2.6 85 1000 700 350 27 11 1000 60 220 30 2.0 50Lactating 900 5 16 90 1.4 1.6 17 2.0 500 2.8 120 1000 700 310 9 12 1300 70 290 45 2.6 50Figures for infants under 12 months are Adequate Intakes (AI), based on the observed mean intake of infants fed principally on breast milk; for nutrients other than vitamin K figures are RDA,based on estimated average requirement + 2 SD; figures for vitamin K are AI, based on observed average intakes. Figures for calcium, chromium, manganese are AI.