Table: Recommended Daily Intakes for Vitamins-MSD Manual Professional Edition

Recommended Daily Intakes for Vitamins

Age	Folate (mcg)	Niacin (mg NE*)		Thiamin (mg)		Vitamin B6 (mg)	Vitamin B12 (mcg)	Vitamin C (mg)	Vitamin D (units) †	Vitamin E (mg)	Vitamin K (mcg)
Infants
0–6 months	65	2	0.3	0.2	400	0.1	0.4	40	400	4	2.0
7–12 months	80	4	0.4	0.3	500	0.3	0.5	50	400	5	2.5
Children
1–3 years	150	6	0.5	0.5	300	0.5	0.9	15	600	6	30
4–8 years	200	8	0.6	0.6	400	0.6	1.2	25	600	7	55
Males
9–13 years	300	12	0.9	0.9	600	1.0	1.8	45	600	11	60
14–18 years	400	16	1.3	1.2	900	1.3	2.4	75	600	15	75
19–70 years	400	16	1.3	1.2	900	1.3	2.4	90	600	15	120
> 70 years	400	16	1.3	1.2	900	1.7	2.4	90	800 ‡	15	120
Females
9–13 years	300	12	0.9	0.9	600	1.0	1.8	45	600	11	60
14–18 years	400	14	1.0	1.0	700	1.2	2.4	65	600	15	75
19–70 years	400	14	1.1	1.1	700	1.3	2.4	75	600	15	90
> 70 years	400	14	1.1	1.1	700	1.5	2.4	75	800 ‡	15	90
Pregnant women
19–50 years	600	18	1.4	1.4	770	1.9	2.6	85	600	15	90
Breastfeeding women
19–50 years	500	17	1.6	1.4	1300	2.0	2.8	120	600	19	90
Upper limit (UL) §
	1000	35	ND	ND	3000	100	ND	2000	4000	1000	ND
NOTE: Recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) are shown in regular type. RDAs are set to meet the needs of 97 to 98% of healthy people. Adequate intakes (AIs) are shown in bold type. When data to calculate the RDA for a nutrient are insufficient, AIs are based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intake by healthy people.


≥ 70 years.
§ UL (tolerable upper intake level) is the largest amount of a nutrient that most adults can ingest daily without risk of adverse effects. The more the UL is exceeded, the greater the risk of adverse effects.
ND = not determinable because of lack of data (sources of intake should be limited to foods); RAE =
Adapted from Institute of Medicine (US) Subcommittee on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs); Institute of Medicine (US) Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes: DRI Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Assessment. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2000.

Age

Folate (mcg)

Niacin (mg NE*)

Thiamin (mg)

Vitamin B6 (mg)

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

Vitamin C (mg)

Vitamin D (units) †

Vitamin E (mg)

Vitamin K (mcg)

Infants

0–6 months

0.3

0.2

400

0.1

0.4

400

2.0

7–12 months

0.4

0.3

500

0.3

0.5

400

2.5

Children

1–3 years

150

0.5

300

0.5

0.9

600

4–8 years

200

0.6

400

0.6

1.2

600

Males

9–13 years

300

0.9

600

1.0

1.8

600

14–18 years

400

1.3

1.2

900

1.3

2.4

600

19–70 years

400

1.3

1.2

900

1.3

2.4

600

120

> 70 years

400

1.3

1.2

900

1.7

2.4

800 ‡

120

Females

9–13 years

300

0.9

600

1.0

1.8

600

14–18 years

400

1.0

700

1.2

2.4

600

19–70 years

400

1.1

700

1.3

2.4

600

> 70 years

400

1.1

700

1.5

2.4

800 ‡

Pregnant women

19–50 years

600

1.4

770

1.9

2.6

600

Breastfeeding women

19–50 years

500

1.6

1.4

1300

2.0

2.8

120

600

Upper limit (UL) §

1000

3000

100

2000

4000

1000

NOTE: Recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) are shown in regular type. RDAs are set to meet the needs of 97 to 98% of healthy people.

Adequate intakes (AIs) are shown in bold type. When data to calculate the RDA for a nutrient are insufficient, AIs are based on observed or experimentally determined estimates of nutrient intake by healthy people.

≥ 70 years.

§ UL (tolerable upper intake level) is the largest amount of a nutrient that most adults can ingest daily without risk of adverse effects. The more the UL is exceeded, the greater the risk of adverse effects.

ND = not determinable because of lack of data (sources of intake should be limited to foods); RAE =

Adapted from Institute of Medicine (US) Subcommittee on Interpretation and Uses of Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs); Institute of Medicine (US) Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes: DRI Dietary Reference Intakes: Applications in Dietary Assessment. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2000.