Table 1.
Nutrient | Age (years) | RNI/EAR |
---|---|---|
Fe (EAR) | 1–3 | 5·3 mg/d |
Vitamin D (EAR) | 1–3 | 5·25 µg/d* |
Vitamin A (EAR) | 1–3 | 300 µg retinol equivalents/d |
Zn (EAR) | 1–3 | 3·8 mg/d |
Ca (EAR) | 1–3 | 275 mg/d |
Energy (EAR) | 1 | 3·2 MJ/d (boys) |
2·9 MJ/d (girls) | ||
Average: 3·1 MJ/d or 741 kcal/d† | ||
Protein (RNI) | 1–3 | 14·5 g/d |
Na (RNI) | 1–3 | 775·2 mg/d (based on a maximum level of 2 g/d salt) |
Non-milk extrinsic sugars (RNI) | 1–3 | 11 % of food energy |
Iodine (EAR) | 1–3 | 52·5 µg/d* |
SFA (RNI) | 1–3 | 11 % of food energy |
75 % of RNI (this value was applied as EAR values were not available).
Average EAR values for energy were calculated for boys and girls combined for the present analysis, as EAR values are calculated based on sex.