Food Chemistry

6.2 Fat-Soluble Vitamins 405

Table 6.3.

Recommended daily intake of vitamins

Age group

A

D

E

K

C

B

1

B

2

Niacin

e

B

6

Folic acid

f

Pantothenic Biotin B

12

(years)

(mg Retinol

a)(μg)

b

(mg)

c

(μg)

d

(mg)

(mg)

(mg)

(mg)

(μg)

(mg)

acid (mg)

(μg)

(μg)

<

10

.5–0

.^6

10

3–4

4–10 50–55 0

.2–0

.^40

.3–0

.4 2–5

0

.1–0

.3 60–80

2–3

5–10 0

.4–0

.^8

1–4

0

.^65615600

.^60

.^770

.^4

200

4

10–15 1

.^0

4–10

0

.7–0

.^8

5

8–10 20–30 70–80 0

.8–1

.^00

.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

.^31

.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

.^31

.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

.^21

.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

.^11

.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.

21

.515 1

.^9

600

6

30–60 3

.^5

women

Lactating

1

.^5

5

17

60

150

1.

41

.617 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

) or cholecalciferol (D 2

)(1IU 3

=

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).