Table 2.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for children and pregnant women.
| Genotype | Zinc in Fresh Corn (mg kg−1 DW) |
Pre-School Children (1–3 Years Old) |
Children (4–8 Years Old) |
Children (9–13 Years Old) |
Pregnant Women (19–50 Years Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % EAR a | |||||
| Normal1-AF | 20.23 | 56.63 | 70.79 | 80.91 | 56.63 |
| Normal2-AF | 21.72 | 60.80 | 76.00 | 86.86 | 60.80 |
| Normal3-AF | 20.75 | 58.09 | 72.61 | 82.98 | 58.09 |
| Normal1-TL | 19.96 | 55.90 | 69.88 | 79.86 | 55.90 |
| Normal2-TL | 18.86 | 52.79 | 65.99 | 75.42 | 52.79 |
| Normal3-TL | 17.67 | 49.48 | 61.85 | 70.68 | 49.48 |
| NuMZn1-AF | 21.64 | 60.58 | 75.73 | 86.55 | 60.58 |
| NuMZn2-AF | 22.42 | 62.78 | 78.47 | 89.68 | 62.78 |
| NuMZn3-AF | 21.87 | 61.24 | 76.55 | 87.49 | 61.24 |
| NuMZn1-TL | 20.23 | 56.65 | 70.81 | 80.92 | 56.65 |
| NuMZn2-TL | 20.28 | 56.78 | 70.97 | 81.11 | 56.78 |
| NuMZn3-TL | 20.72 | 58.01 | 72.52 | 82.88 | 58.01 |
| NuQMZn1-AF | 28.23 | 79.04 | 98.80 | 112.91 | 79.04 |
| NuQMZn2-AF | 26.73 | 74.85 | 93.56 | 106.92 | 74.85 |
| NuQMZn3-AF | 27.63 | 77.37 | 96.71 | 110.53 | 77.37 |
| NuQMZn1-TL | 22.88 | 64.06 | 80.08 | 91.51 | 64.06 |
| NuQMZn2-TL | 21.65 | 60.63 | 75.79 | 86.61 | 60.63 |
| NuQMZn3-TL | 21.97 | 61.52 | 76.90 | 87.88 | 61.52 |
a Percentage of Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for zinc supplied by consumption of 0.5 ears per pre-school child (1–3 years old), 1 ear per child (4–8 years old) per day and 2 ears per child (9–13 years old) or pregnant women per day, assuming an average ear weight of 140 g (DW). The amount per day recommended is 2.5, 4, 7 and 10 mg for pre-school children, 4–8 years old children, 9–13 years old children and pregnant women, respectively (Values from the DRI reports). Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/, accessed on 7 December 2021.