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. 2022 Mar 11;107(11):973–979. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-323571

Table 1.

Recommendations for daily fibre intake for children

Country Source Year of recommendation Daily fibre recommendation
UK UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition12 2015 Age 2–5 years: 15 g/day
Age 5–11 years: 20 g/day
Age 11–16 years: 25 g/day
Age 16–18 years: 30 g/day
EU European Food Safety Authority11 2019 Age 1–3 years: 10 g/day
Age 4–6 years: 14 g/day
Age 7–10 years: 16 g/day
Age 11–14 years: 19 g/day
USA Williams et al 9 1995 Age plus 5 g/day for those over 2 years (minimum) up to 10 g/day (maximum)
Institute of Medicine (Institute of Medicine; Stephen et al)8 10 2005 Age 1–3 years: 19 g per 1000 kcal
Age 4–8 years: 25 g per 1000 kcal

EU, European Union.