Recommended Daily Intake
The Food and Nutrition Board at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences report the following dietary reference intakes for vitamin E:
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mg/day Age Infants 4 0 to 6 months 5 7 to 12 months Children 6 1 to 3 years 7 4 to 8 years 11 9 to 13 years Adolescents and Adults 15 14 and older
One IU of vitamin E is defined as equivalent to either: 0.67 mg of the natural form, RRR-alpha-tocopherol, also known as d-alpha-tocopherol; or 0.45 mg of the synthetic form, all-rac-alpha-tocopherol, also known as dl-alpha-tocopherol.
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