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. 2012 Mar 2;3(2):182–195. doi: 10.3945/an.111.001800

Table 1.

The Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin K in adults1

Country Dietary Reference Intakes (μg/d, unless otherwise indicated)
19–50 y >51 y
UK
 Women 1 μg/(kg·d) 1 μg/(kg·d)
 Men 1 μg/(kg·d) 1 μg/(kg·d)
WHO/ Bosnia/Herzegovina/Poland
 Women 55 55
 Men 65 65
Belgium
 Women 50–70 50–70
 Men 50–70 50–70
New Zealand /Australia
 Women 60 60
 Men 70 70
Japan
 Women 60, 652 65
 Men 70 70
Germany/Switzerland/Austria
 Women 60 65
 Men 70 80
Croatia
 Women 65 65
 Men 65 65
USA/Canada/Montenegro/ Albania
 Women 90 90
 Men 120 120
1

Values from Eurreca Micronutrient database (109).

2

60 g/d for women, aged 19–29 y, and 65 μg/d for women ≥ 30 y (110).