Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher: Letter Report (2015)
Chapter: Appendix E: Dietary Reference Intakes
TABLE E-1 Dietary Reference Intakes for Nutrients of Concern
| Children, 1–3 Years | Children, 4–8 Years | Females, 19–50 Years | Females, 19–50 Years, Pregnant | Females, 19–50 Years, Lactating | ||||||
| Vitamin C (mg/d) | 15 | 25 | 75 | 85 | 120 | |||||
| Vitamin D (IU/d) | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | |||||
| Folate (μg DFE/d) | 150 | 200 | 400 | 600 | 500 | |||||
| Potassium (mg/d)a | 3,000 | 3,800 | 4,700 | 4,700 | 5,100 | |||||
| Calcium (mg/d) | 700 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||
| Iron (mg/d)b | 7 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | |||||
| Total fiber (g/d)a | 19 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | |||||
NOTES: DFE = dietary folate equivalents. Values represent the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) with the exception of potassium and total fiber.
a Sufficient scientific evidence was not available to calculate an RDA for potassium and total fiber. For these nutrients, an Adequate Intake level is established.
b Although a Dietary Reference Intake for iron has been established for nonpregnant, nonbreastfeeding, pregnant, or breastfeeding women, the skewed distribution of requirements has only been estimated for nonpregnant, nonbreastfeeding women (IOM, 2001). For this reason, the Dietary Reference Intake for iron from this group has been applied to women of all physiological states in this analysis, recognizing the limitations of this approach.
DATA SOURCES: Nutrients of concern are as presented in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (USDA/HHS, 2010). Dietary Reference Intake values are from the Institute of Medicine reports (IOM, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002/2005, 2011).
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