Need to know about your vitamins and minerals? Use these helpful tables to refresh your memory on reference nutrient intakes and get yourself up to speed.
Vitamin |
RNI for women |
RNI for men |
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Vitamin A |
600 µg/day |
700 µg/day |
Vitamin D |
N/a |
N/a |
Vitamin C |
40 mg/day |
40 mg/day |
Thiamin (vitamin B1) |
0.8 mg/day |
1.0 g/day |
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) |
1.1 mg/day |
1.3 mg/day |
Niacin (Vitamin B3) |
13 mg/day |
17 mg/day |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) |
1.2 mg/day |
1.4 mg/day |
Folate |
200 µg/day |
200 µg/day |
Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) |
1.5 µg/day |
1.5 µg/day |
Mineral |
RNI for women |
RNI for men |
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Calcium |
700 mg/day |
700 mg/day |
Phosphorus |
550 mg/day |
550 mg/day |
Magnesium |
270 mg/day |
300 mg/day |
Sodium |
1600 mg/day |
1600 mg/day |
Potassium |
3500 mg/day |
3500 mg/day |
Chloride |
2500 mg/day |
2500 mg/day |
Iron |
14.8 mg/day |
8.7 mg/day |
Zinc |
7.0 mg/day |
9.5 mg/day |
Copper |
1.2 mg/day |
1.2 mg/day |
Selenium |
60 µg/day |
75 µg/day |
Iodine |
140 µg/day |
140 µg/day |