Table 4.

Usual intake of vitamin A (µg/day) from food, fortified food and supplements in Belgian women (3–64 years), Belgian study on the intake of vitamins A, D, E and K (VITADEK-study) 2015.

				Percentiles
Age		Usual Intake (CI)	% Contribution	5	50	95	97.5	EAR	% <EAR	UL	% >UL
3–6	Food	606 (563–649)	86.4	238	540	1196	1388	205–245 (1)	5	800–1000 (1)	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	659 (612–696)	7.6	273	594	1275	1468		3		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	671 (635–718)	1.7	290	608	1261	1461		2		0
	+ supplements	701 (645–747)	4.3	299	636	1316	1521		1		1
7–10	Food	621 (585–659)	87.3	244	554	1225	1422	320	13	1500	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	667 (633–705)	6.5	278	599	1282	1488		9		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	693 (651–723)	3.7	297	629	1335	1548		7		0
	+ supplements	711 (663–740)	2.5	306	648	1356	1534		6		0
11–14	Food	636 (600–673)	88.2	250	568	1255	1456	490	38	2000	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	682 (646–719)	6.4	284	615	1316	1521		31		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	698 (663–734)	2.2	298	628	1337	1528		29		0
	+ supplements	721 (675–753)	3.2	311	653	1352	1567		26		0
15–17	Food	650 (613–687)	89.5	256	580	1281	1487	490	37	2600	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	694 (657–734)	6.1	295	626	1308	1503		30		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	709 (673–746)	2.1	296	637	1364	1578		28		0
	+ supplements	726 (688–770)	2.3	311	659	1358	1544		26		0
18–39	Food	705 (654–754)	82.6	277	629	1388	1612	490	31	3000	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	749 (701–797)	5.2	319	675	1429	1649		24		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	768 (723–816)	2.2	327	693	1462	1690		22		0
	+ supplements	853 (790–931)	10.0	349	753	1698	2006		18		0
40–64	Food	805 (740–875)	86.6	319	719	1582	1833	490	22	3000	0
	+ mandatorily fortified food	868 (803–947)	6.8	370	784	1655	1898		15		0
	+ voluntarily fortified food	881 (810–958)	1.4	379	796	1669	1930		14		0
	+ supplements	930 (848–1014)	5.3	404	845	1742	1988		11		0

⁽¹⁾ EAR for vitamin A is 205 μg/day in children aged 1–3 years and 245 μg/day in children aged 4–6 years old. The UL for vitamin A (retinol) is 800 μg day in children aged 1–3 years and 1100 μg/day in children aged 4–6 years old. EAR: estimated average requirement; UL: upper intake level.