Table 3.

Comparison of micronutrient recommendations for infants at 3 and 9 months of age

Micronutrient (Unit)	Lowest reference value	Highest reference value	Median	P25 †	P75 ‡
a. Comparison of micronutrient recommendations for infants at 3 months of age
Thiamin (mg)	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.3
Rivoflavin (mg)	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.4
Niacin (mg)	2	8	4	2.3	5
Vitamin B12 (µg)	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.5
Folate (µg)	24	80	50	40	64
Vitamin C (mg)	25	50	35	29	40
Vitamin B6 (mg)	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.3
Vitamin A (µg)	350	500	400	375	435
Vitamin D (µg)	5	22.5	10	6.3	10
Vitamin E (mg)	2.7	6	3	3	4
Calcium (mg)	210	800	400	360	500
Phosphorus (mg)	100	400	300	141	300
Potassium (mg)	233	800	600	400	800
Sodium (mg)	100	638	210	200	250
Magnesium (mg)	24	70	50	39	55
Iodine (µg)	15	110	40	40	50
Iron (mg)	0.3	12.5	5	1.7	7
Zinc (mg)	1	5	3,5	2	4
Selenium (mg)	6	25	10	10	10
Copper (mg)	0.2	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.5
b. Comparison of micronutrient recommendations for infants at 9 months of age
Thiamin (mg)	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.4
Rivoflavin (mg)	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.5
Niacin (mg)	2	8	5	4	6
Vitamin B12 (µg)	0.3	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Folate (µg)	32	80	50	50	66
Vitamin C (mg)	20	55	35	30	40
Vitamin B6 (mg)	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.6
Vitamin A (µg)	300	600	388	350	400
Vitamin D (µg)	5	22.5	10	7	10
Vitamin E (mg)	2.7	6	4	3	4
Calcium (mg)	270	800	540	438	600
Phosphorus (mg)	200	500	400	300	500
Potassium (mg)	425	1110	750	700	800
Sodium (mg)	180	850	370	320	500
Magnesium (mg)	48	100	70	60	75
Iodine (µg)	40	135	50	50	63
Iron (mg)	6	15	9	7.8	10
Zinc (mg)	2	5	4.5	3.8	5
Selenium (mg)	8	40	15	10	19.3
Copper (mg)	0.2	1.5	0.4	0.3	0.7

^† 25th percentile;

^{‡ ‡} 75th percentile.