Vitamin and mineral requirements Flashcards
State the RNIs for 19-50 year olds for each vitamin and mineral
RNI for vitamin A (retinol equivalents)?
Males: 700µg
Females: 600µg
RNI for vitamin D?
10µg
Safe intake for vitamin E?
Males: >4mg
Females: >3mg
Safe intake for vitamin K?
1µg/kg/day
RNI for thiamin (B1)?
Males: 1.0mg
Females: 0.8mg
RNI for riboflavin (B2)?
Males: 1.3mg
Females: 1.1.mg
RNI for niacin (B3)?
Males: 17mg
Females: 13mg
Safe intake for pantothenic acid (B5)?
3-7mg
Safe intake for pyridoxine (B6)?
15µg/g protein
divide total by 1000 to convert to mg
Safe intake for biotin (B7)?
10-200µg
RNI for folate (B9)?
200µg
RNI for vitamin B12?
1.5µg
RNI for vitamin C?
40mg
RNI for calcium?
700mg
RNI for phosphorus?
550mg
RNI for potassium?
3500mg
RNI for sodium?
1600mg
RNI for chloride?
2500mg
RNI for magnesium?
Males: 300mg
Females: 270mg
RNI for iron?
Males: 8.7mg
Females: 14.8mg
RNI for zinc?
Males: 9.5mg
Females: 7.0mg
RNI for copper?
1.2mg
RNI for selenium?
Males: 75µg
Females: 60µg
RNI for iodine?
140µg