Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification

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Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification (2003)
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. "5 Guiding Principles for Selecting Reference Values for Nutrition Labeling." Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2003.

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Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification

Population-Weighted EAR or AI^a	Good	Excellent

529 μg RAE^b	53	106
63 mg	6	13
12 mg α-tocopherol^c	1	2
0.92 mg	0.09	0.18
0.95 mg	0.10	0.19
11.1 mg NE^d	1.1	2.2
314 DFE^e	31	63
2.0 μg	0.2	0.4
684 μg	68	137
93 μg	9	19
6.1 mg	0.6	1.2
286 mg	29	57
33 μg	3	7
588 mg	59	118
44 μg	4	9
7.5 mg	0.75	1.5

28 μg	2.8	5.6
1,091 mg	109	218
460 mg	46	92
27 μg	2.7	5.4
3.2 mg	0.32	0.64
2 mg	0.2	0.4
4.8 mg	0.48	0.96

6.9 μg	0.69	1.38
95 μg	9.5	19
28 g^h	2.8	5.6
^dAs niacin equivalents (NE). 1 mg of niacin = 60 mg of tryptophan. ^eAs dietary folate equivalents (DFE). 1 DFE = 1 μg food folate = 0.6 μg of folic acid from fortified food or as a supplement consumed with food = 0.5 μg of a supplement taken on an empty stomach. ^fNo DV established. ^gFor vitamin D, IU is the current unit of expression for nutrition labeling; μg is the unit of expression for the Dietary Reference Intakes. ^hBased on an AI of 14 g/1,000 kcal and 2,000 kcal reference calorie level.