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Published in final edited form as: Med Clin North Am. 2016 Nov;100(6):1199–1215. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.06.004

Table 3.

Typical composition of micronutrients in a prenatal vitamin

Component	Amount	% Daily Value for Pregnant and Lactating Women
Vitamin A	4,000 IU as beta carotene	50%
Vitamin D₃	400 IU as Cholecalciferol	100%
Vitamin E	11 IU as dl-Alpha Tocopheryl acetate	37%
Folic acid	800 μg	100%
Niacin	18 mg as niacinamide	90%
Riboflavin	1.7mg as thiamin mononitrate	85%
Thiamin	1.5 mg	88%
Vitamin B₆	2.6 mg as pyridoxine hydrochloride	104%
Vitamin B₁₂	4 μg as cyanocobalamin	50%
Vitamin C	100 mg as ascorbic acid	167%
Calcium	150 mg as calcium carbonate	12%
Iron	27 mg as ferrous fumarate	150%
Zinc	25 mg as zinc oxide	167%