| 1 | 1 8 | 2 5 | 3 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Body weight | Energy | Protein | Vitamin A | Vitamin D | Thiamine | Riboflavin | Niacin | Folic acid | Vitamin B12 | Ascorbic acid | Calcium | Iron | |
| kilograms | kilo Calories | Mega Joules | grams | micrograms | micrograms | milligrams | milligrams | milligrams | micrograms | micrograms | milligrams | grams | milligrams | |
| Children9 | ||||||||||||||
| <1 | 7.3 | 820 | 3.4 | 14.0 | 300 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 60 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.5–0.6 | 10 |
| 1–3 | 13.4 | 1360 | 5.7 | 16.0 | 250 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 100 | 0.9 | 20 | 0.4–0.5 | 10 |
| 4–6 | 20.2 | 1830 | 7.6 | 20.0 | 300 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 12.1 | 100 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.4–0.5 | 10 |
| 7–9 | 28.1 | 2190 | 9.2 | 25.0 | 400 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 100 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.6–0.7 | 10 |
| Male adolescents9 | ||||||||||||||
| 10–12 | 36.9 | 2600 | 10.9 | 30.0 | 575 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 17.2 | 100 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.6–0.7 | 10 |
| 13–15 | 51.3 | 2900 | 12.1 | 37.0 | 725 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 19.1 | 200 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.6–0.7 | 18 |
| 16–19 | 62.9 | 3070 | 12.8 | 38.0 | 750 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 20.3 | 200 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.5–0.6 | 9 |
| Female adolescents9 | ||||||||||||||
| 10–12 | 38.0 | 2350 | 9.8 | 29.0 | 575 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 15.5 | 200 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.6–0.7 | 10 |
| 13–15 | 49.9 | 2490 | 10.4 | 31.0 | 725 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 16.4 | 200 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.6–0.7 | 24 |
| 16–19 | 54.4 | 2310 | 9.7 | 30.0 | 750 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 15.2 | 200 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.5–0.6 | 28 |
| Adult man (moderately active) | 55.010 | 2350 | 10.5 | 32.0 | 750 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 200 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.4–0.5 | 9 |
| Adult woman (moderately active) | 48.010 | 1920 | 8.2 | 25.0 | 750 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 200 | 2.0 | 30 | 0.4–0.5 | 28 |
| Pregnancy (later half of pregnancy) | +350 | +1.5 | 34.0 | 750 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 15.0 | 400 | 3.0 | 50 | 1.0–1.2 | 28 | |
| Lactation(first 6 months) | +550 | +2.3 | 42.0 | 1200 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 300 | 2.5 | 50 | 1.0–1.2 | 28 | |
1 Energy and Protein Requirements. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Group, FAO, Rome, 1972.
2 Requirements of Vitamin A, Thiamine, Riboflavin and Niacin. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Group, FAO, Rome, 1965.
3 Requirements of Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folate and Iron. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Group, FAO, Rome, 1970.
4 Calcium Requirements. Report of a FAO/WHO Expert Group, FAO, Rome, 1961.
5 As Retinol.
6 As Cholecalciferol.
7 Requirements are less when the diet contains more of animal foods.
8 As Egg or Milk Protein.
9 The weights are those of a sample population of seemingly well nourished children and adolesoents.
10 Weighted average of an adult man and woman in East Asia.
* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1974 0 – 584 –497 (2301)
