Table 2.

Vitamin and trace element requirements [125]

Age, years	Vitamin A, IU	Vitamin D, IU	Vitamin E, IU	Vitamin C, IU		Vitamin K, mcg	Folate, mcg	Cu, mg	Fe, mg	Se, mcg	Zn, mg
0–13
Nonburned	1300–2000	600	6–16	15–50		2–60	65–300	0.2–0.7	0.3–8	15–40	2–8
Burned	2500–5000			250–500			1000a	0.8–2.8		60–140	12.5–25
≥13
Nonburned	200–3000	600	23	75–90		75–120	300–400	0.9	8–18	40–60	8–11
Burned	10,000			1000			1000a	4		300–500	25–40

^aAdministered three times weekly