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6.2 Fat-Soluble Vitamins 405
Table 6.3. Recommended daily intake of vitamins
Age group A D E K C B1 B2 Niacin e B6 Folic acid f Pantothenic Biotin B12
(years) (mg Retinol a ) (µg) b (mg) c (µg) d (mg) (mg) (mg) (mg) (µg) (mg) acid (mg) (µg) (µg)
<1 0.5–0.6 10 3–4 4–10 50–55 0.2–0.4 0.3–0.4 2–5 0.1–0.3 60–80 2–3 5–10 0.4–0.8
1–4 0.6 5 6 15 60 0.6 0.7 7 0.4 200 4 10–15 1.0
4–10 0.7–0.8 5 8–10 20–30 70–80 0.8–1.0 0.9–1.1 10–12 0.5–0.7 300 4–5 15–20 1.5–1.8
10–15 0.9–1.1 5 10–14 40–50 90–100 1.0–1.3 1.2–1.6 13–18 1.0–1.4 400 5–6 20–35 2.0–3.0
15–25 0.9–1.1 5 15 60–70 100 1.0–1.3 1.2–1.5 13–17 1.2–1.6 400 6 30–60 3.0
25–51 0.8–1.0 5 14 60–70 100 1.0–1.2 1.2–1.4 13–16 1.2–1.5 400 6 30–60 3.0
52–65 0.8–1.0 5 13 80 100 1.0–1.1 1.2–1.3 13–15 1.2–1.5 400 6 30–60 3.0
>65 0.8–1.0 10 12 80 100 1.0 1.2 13 1.2–1.4 400 6 30–60 3.0
Pregnant 1.1 5 13 60 100 1.2 1.5 15 1.9 600 6 30–60 3.5
women
Lactating 1.5 5 17 60 150 1.4 1.6 17 1.9 600 6 30–60 4.0
women
a
1 mgretinol = 1 mgretinol equivalent = 6 mg all-trans-β-carotene = 12 mg other provitamin A carotinoids = 1.15 mg all-trans-retinyl acctate = 1.83 mg
all-trans-retinyl palmitate (IU = 0.34 µg retinol).
b Ergocalciferol (D 2) or cholecalciferol (D3)(1IU= 0.025 µg).
c Tocopherol equivalent (cf. 6.2.3.1).
d Phylloquinone (cf. 6.2.4).
e 1 mg niacin equivalent = 60 mgtryptophan.
f
1 µg folate equivalent = 1 µg food folate = 0.5 µg folic acid (PGA, cf. 6.3.7.1).