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. 2012 Oct 14;2012:856342. doi: 10.1155/2012/856342

Table 1.

Average daily energy and nutrients intake during the assay periods versus Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) values and tolerable upper intake limits (ULI).

Nutrient Average daily intake per person DRI-ULI
Diet at home before Ma-Pi diet at the DCC Ma-Pi diet at home
Energy (kcal) 1936 2174 2144 2000
Protein (g) 98 66 64 75
 Tryptophan* 13 13 13 7
 Threonine* 42 35 38 29
 Isoleucine* 50 41 43 34
 Leucine* 80 73 75 50
 Lysine* 75 42 50 35
 Met + cystine* 39 34 34 31
 Phen + tyrosine* 79 78 80 38
 Valine* 54 50 53 26
Total fat (g) 65 38 43 44
Cholesterol (mg) 302 0 10.8 <250
Carbohydrates (g) 242 392 375 325
Fiber (g) 18 54 42 30–55
Vitamin C (mg) 94 164 211 45–2000
Folic acid (μg) 197 751 652 400–1000
Vitamin B1 (mg) 1.94 3.52 3.2 1.2-NA**
Vitamin B2 (mg) 2.08 1.30 1.1 1.3-NA**
Vitamin B6 (mg) 3.8 5.55 5.2 1.4-NA**
Niacin (mg) 25 25 24 16-35
Vitamin B12 (μg) 3.32 0.45 1.2 2.0-NA**
Vitamin E (mg) 10 10.0 11.9 9–1000
Vitamin A (μg) 2329 3266 2020 550–3000***
Potassium (mg) 3832 3646 4400 2000–3500
Manganese (mg) 2.19 16.0 14.0 2–11
Iron (mg) 11 24.0 20.7 18–53
Calcium (mg) 760 982 952 750–2500
Phosphorus (mg) 1494 1632 1804 800–4000
Zinc (mg) 10 15.4 14.3 12–40
Magnesium (mg) 325 754 720 250–350****
Sodium (mg) 3025 1724 2052 500–2300

*mg of amino acid per gram of protein, **data not available, ***preformed vitamin A only, ****tablets only.