Food Standards RDIs and ESADDIs




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 50 — 8 MAY 2015

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Vitamin RDI or ESADDI For children aged 1–3 years For infants
Vitamin B12 RDI 2.0 μg cyanocobalamin 1.0 μg cyanocobalamin 0.7 μg cyanocobalamin
Biotin ESADDI 30 μg biotin 8 μg biotin 6 μg biotin
Pantothenic acid ESADDI 5.0 mg pantothenic acid 2.0 mg pantothenic acid 1.8 mg pantothenic acid
Vitamin C RDI 40 mg³ total of L-ascorbic and dehydro-ascorbic acid 30 mg³ total of L-ascorbic and dehydro-ascorbic acid 30 mg³ total of L-ascorbic and dehydro-ascorbic acid
Vitamin D RDI 10 μg cholecalciferol 5 μg cholecalciferol 5 μg cholecalciferol
Vitamin E RDI 10 mg alpha-tocopherol equivalents⁴ 5 mg alpha-tocopherol equivalents⁴ 4 mg alpha-tocopherol equivalents⁴
Vitamin K ESADDI 80 μg phylloquinone 15 μg phylloquinone 10 μg phylloquinone

Note 1 See paragraph 1.1.2—14(a).

Note 2 See paragraph 1.1.2—14(b).

Note 3 See paragraph 1.1.2—14(c).

Note 4 See paragraph 1.1.2—14(d).

S1—3 RDIs and ESADDIs for minerals

For section 1.1.2—10, the table of ESADDIs and RDIs for minerals is:

RDIs and ESADDIs for minerals

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Mineral RDI or ESADDI For children aged 1–3 years For infants
Calcium RDI 800 mg 700 mg 550 mg
Chromium ESADDI 200 μg 60 μg 40 μg
Copper ESADDI 3.0 mg 0.8 mg 0.65 mg
Iodine RDI 150 μg 70 μg 60 μg
Iron RDI 12 mg 6 mg (a) 9 mg, for infants from 6 months
(b) 3 mg, for infants under 6 months
Magnesium RDI 320 mg 80 mg 60 mg
Manganese ESADDI 5.0 mg 1.5 mg 0.8 mg
Molybdenum ESADDI 250 μg 50 μg 30 μg
Phosphorus RDI 1 000 mg 500 mg 300 mg
Selenium RDI 70 μg 25 μg 15 μg
Zinc RDI 12 mg 4.5 mg 4.5 mg

S1—4 Calculation of retinol equivalents for provitamin A forms of vitamin A

For paragraph 1.1.2—14(a), the conversion factors are:

Conversion factors—vitamin A

| Provitamin A form | Conversion factor (μg/1 μg retinol equivalents) |



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25 March 2015
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