Author - Emily Hope
RDI tables for carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals for adults 31-50 years.
Nutrient
Recommended Dietary Intake per day
Vitamin A (retinol equivalents)
Men: 900µg
Women: 700 µg
Vitamin B12
2.4µg
Folate (folate equivalents)
400µg
Vitamin C
45mg
Vitamin D
AI1 = 5µg
Vitamin E
Men: AI1 = 10mg
Women: AI1 = 7mg
Vitamin K
Men: AI1 = 70µg
Women: AI1 = 60µg
Calcium
1000mg
Iodine
150µg
Iron
Men: 8mg
Women: 18mg
Zinc
Men: 14mg
Girls: 8mg
Selenium
Men: 70 µg
Women: 60 µg
Sodium
AI1 = 460-920mg
1AI = Adequate Intake. An adequate Intake is used when an RDI cannot be determined. It is the average daily nutrient intake level based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intakes by a group of apparently healthy people that are assumed to be adequate.
Carbohydrate
6 servings per day1
Protein
Men: 64g
Women: 46g
Linoleic Acid
Boys: 13g
Girls: 8g
α-Linolenic Acid
Boys: 1.3g
Girls: 0.8g
Dietary Fibre
Men: 30g
Women: 25g
1 Ministry of Health. Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults. 2003. Wellington, New Zealand
Date:Wednesday, 18 November 2015
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