Vitamin E - Recommended Daily Intake

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:

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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