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. 2019 Mar 1;11(3):537. doi: 10.3390/nu11030537

Table 5.

Percent recommended dietary allowance, adequate intake, and tolerable upper intake levels of selected nutrients for the average seven-day modified Paleolithic Wahls Elimination menus without dietary supplements.

Females Males
Age, Years 19–30 31–50 51–70 >70 19–30 31–50 51–70 >70
Energy, kcal 2000 1800 1600 1600 2600 2200 2000 2000
Energy, kJ 8368 7531 6694 6694 10,878 9205 8368 8368
Protein, g 103 93 83 83 134 114 103 103
Carbohydrate, g 202 182 162 162 263 223 202 202
Fat, g 98 89 79 79 128 108 98 98
Saturated Fat, g 38 34 30 30 49 42 38 38
Percent Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin A, %RDA 572 515 458 458 579 490 445 445
Vitamin C, %RDA 547 493 438 438 593 502 456 456
Vitamin D, %RDA 92 1 83 74 55 119 101 92 69
Vitamin E, %RDA 132 118 105 105 171 145 132 132
Vitamin B1, %RDA 833 750 666 666 993 840 763 763
Vitamin B2, %RDA 1017 924 832 832 1017 938 860 860
Vitamin B3, %RDA 686 618 549 549 781 661 601 601
Vitamin B6, %RDA 826 744 573 573 1074 909 632 632
Folate, %RDA 266 240 213 213 346 293 266 266
Vitamin B12, %RDA 797 717 637 637 1035 876 797 797
Calcium, %RDA 93 84 62 62 121 102 93 78
Copper, %RDA 383 345 307 307 498 422 383 383
Iron, %RDA 119 107 214 214 348 295 268 268
Magnesium, %RDA 167 146 129 129 168 136 123 123
Phosphorus, %RDA 239 215 192 192 311 263 239 239
Selenium, %RDA 262 236 210 210 340 288 262 262
Zinc, %RDA 268 242 215 215 254 215 195 195
Average %RDA 429 387 345 344 515 440 389 386
MAR, % 2 99 98 96 95 100 100 99 97
Percent Adequate Intake (AI)
Dietary Fiber, %AI 178 160 169 169 152 129 148 148
Linoleic Acid, %AI 110 99 96 96 101 85 94 94
α-Linolenic Acid, %AI 250 225 200 200 223 189 172 172
Vitamin K, %AI 1184 1065 947 947 1154 977 888 888
Manganese, %AI 344 309 275 275 350 296 269 269
Choline, %AI 118 106 95 95 119 100 91 91
Potassium, %AI 127 114 102 102 165 140 127 127
Percent Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
Sodium 117 106 94 94 153 129 117 117

1 Bolded values are below Recommended Dietary Allowance or Adequate Intake or above the Tolerable Upper Intake Level; 2 MAR = mean adequacy ratio.