Dietary Reference Values Minerals

Dietary reference values drv is the name of the nutritional requirements systems used by the united kingdom department of health and the european union s european food safety authority.

Dietary reference values minerals. Dietary reference values for calcium. Reference values for vitamins minerals and trace elements dietary reference values for vitamins minerals and trace elements for adults over 18 except where otherwise stated uk department of health 19911. Dietary reference intakes for macronutrients e g protein fat and carbohydrates dietary reference intakes for water and electrolytes e g. These values which vary by age and sex include.

The basic principle is the goal of harmonising dietary reference values throughout the european union. Institute of medicine of the national academies 20012 nutrient rni rda ai si ul. Dietary reference intakes summary tables. Interactive calculator that provides dri recommendations and tolerable upper intake levels ul for vitamins and minerals including 2019 sodium and potassium intake revisions usda national fluoride database of selected beverages and foods.

Recommended dietary allowance. Please note that individual requirements may be higher or lower than the dris. Dri is the general term for a set of reference values used to plan and assess nutrient intakes of healthy people. The dris represent the most current scientific knowledge on nutrient needs of healthy populations.

Dietary reference values other than uls available from efsa and the iom 132 table 6a. The dietary reference intakes dris are developed and published by the institute of medicine iom. In 1991 the united kingdom department of health published the dietary reference values for food energy and nutrients for the united kingdom this records dietary reference values which recommended. For most vitamins and minerals the dietary reference values derived for europe as a whole may also be applicable in the netherlands.

The table below shows the reference nutrient intake rni for calcium for different groups of the population split into groups by age for children up to 10 years and by gender and age from 11 years upwards. For most vitamins and minerals drvs are provided only as rnis. They vary by life stage and gender. Dietary reference values drvs are science based nutrient reference values for healthy populations.

Efsa dietary reference values. They have many purposes such as assessing the nutritional quality of diets of individuals or groups designing diets e g.