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Ta b l e 2. Nutrient values (male/female)

Age Total fat,

g/day

n–6 poly-

unsaturated

fats, g/day

n–3 poly-

unsaturated

fats, g/day

Total LC n–3

(DHA + EPA +

DPA), mg/day

Calcium,

mg

Magnesium,

mg

0 – 6 months 31 4.4 0.5 210 30

7 – 12 months 30 4.6 0.5 270 75

1 – 3 years 5 0.5 40 500 80

4 – 8 years 8 0.8 55 700 130

9 – 13 years 10/8 1.0/0.8 70 1,000 (9 – 11 years)

1,300 (12 – 13 years)

240

14 – 18 years 12/8 1.2/0.8 125/85 1,300 410/360

Age Iron,

mg/day

Iodine,

μg/day

Zinc,

mg/day

Vitamin A, mg retinol

equivalent/day

Vitamin D,

μg/day

Vitamin K,
μg/day
0 – 6 months 0.2 90 2.0 250 (retinyl esters) 5.0 2.0
7 – 12 months 11 110 3 430 5.0 2.5
1 – 3 years 9 90 3 300 5.0 25
4 – 8 years 10 90 4 400 5.0 35
9 – 13 years 8 120 6 600 5.0 45
14 – 18 years 11/15 150 13/7 900/700 5.0 55

Age Thiamine,

mg/day

Riboflavin,

mg/day

Niacin,

mg niacin

equivalent/day

Vitamin B 6 ,

mg/day

Folate, μg

dietary folate

equivalent/day

Vitamin B 12 ,

μg/day

Vitamin C,

mg/day

0 – 6 months 0.2 0.3 2 (preformed

niacin)

0.1 65 (folate) 0.4 25

7 – 12 months 0.3 0.4 4 0.3 80 0.5 30
1 – 3 years 0.5 0.5 6 0.5 150 0.9 35
4 – 8 years 0.6 0.6 8 0.6 200 1.2 35
9 – 13 years 0.9 0.9 12 1.0 300 1.8 40
14 – 18 years 1.2/1.1 1.3/1.1 16/14 1.3/1.2 400 2.4 40

Age Linoleic acid, g/day α-Linolenic acid, g/day
1 – 3 years 5 0.5
4 – 8 years 8 0.8
9 – 13 years 10/8 1.0/0.8
14 – 18 years 12/8 1.2/0.8

Age Dietary fiber, g/day Water, l/day
0 – 6 months – 0.7
7 – 12 months – 0.8
1 – 3 years 14 1.4
4 – 8 years 18 1.6
9 – 13 years 24/20 2.2/1.9
14 – 18 years 28/22 2.7/2.2

Age Carbohydrate, g/day Protein, g

0 – 6 months 60 10 (1.43 g/kg body weight)
7 – 12 months 95 14 (1.60 g/kg body weight)

LC = Long-chain.

Koletzko B, et al. (eds): Pediatric Nutrition in Practice. World Rev Nutr Diet. Basel, Karger, 2015, vol 113, pp 308–315
DOI: 10.1159/000375274