Table 1 Estimated energy requirements (EERs), acceptable macronutrient distribution ranges (AMDRs) and recommended nutrient intakes (RNIs) for each member of the reference family used as constraints during linear programming. The nutrient contents of all optimised food basket lie within the indicated ranges [29,30,31]
Female (25–50 years) | Male (25–59 years) | Boy (7 years) | Girl (16 years) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy (kcal) | 2617 | 3280 | 2025 | 2451 |
Protein (g) | 65–90 | 58–111 | 26–69 | 58–94 |
Fat (g) | 87–102 | 109–128 | 67.5–78.8 | 81.7–95.3 |
SFAs (g) | < 29.1 | < 36.4 | < 22.5 | < 27.2 |
PUFAs (g) | 17.4–29.1 | 21.9–36.4 | 13.5–22.5 | 16.3–27.2 |
n-3 PUFAs (g) | 1.5–5.8 | 1.8–7.3 | 1.1–4.5 | 1.4–5.4 |
n-6 PUFAs (g) | 7.3–23.3 | 9.1–29.2 | 5.6–18.0 | 6.8–21.8 |
TFAs (g) | < 2.9 | < 3.6 | < 2.3 | < 2.7 |
Added sugar (g)a | < 32.7 | < 41.0 | < 25.3 | < 30.6 |
Cholesterol (mg) | < 300 | < 300 | < 300 | < 300 |
Carbohydrate available (g) | 360–491 | 451–615 | 278–380 | 337–460 |
Fiber (g) | ≥ 25.0 | ≥ 25.0 | ≥ 25.0 | ≥ 25.0 |
Na (mg) | < 2000 | < 2000 | < 2000 | < 2000 |
K (mg) | ≥ 2700 | ≥ 2700 | ≥ 2700 | ≥ 2700 |
Ca (mg) | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 1000 | ≥ 900 | ≥ 1200 |
Mg (mg) | ≥ 300 | ≥ 350 | ≥ 170 | ≥ 400 |
Fe (mg) | ≥ 16 | ≥ 10 | ≥ 10 | ≥ 12 |
Zn (mg) | ≥ 7.0 | ≥ 10.0 | ≥ 7.0 | ≥ 7.0 |
Se (μg) | ≥ 70 | ≥ 30 | ≥ 20 | ≥ 70 |
Iodine (μg) | ≥ 200 | ≥ 200 | ≥ 140 | ≥ 200 |
Vit A-RAEb (μg) | ≥ 800 | ≥ 800 | ≥ 800 | ≥ 900 |
Thiamine (mg) | ≥ 1.0 | ≥ 1.2 | ≥ 1.0 | ≥ 1.0 |
Riboflavin (mg) | ≥ 1.2 | ≥ 1.5 | ≥ 1.1 | ≥ 1.2 |
Vit B6 (mg) | ≥ 1.2 | ≥ 1.5 | ≥ 700 | ≥ 1.2 |
Vit B12 (μg) | ≥ 3.0 | ≥ 3.0 | ≥ 1.8 | ≥ 3.0 |
Vit C (mg) | ≥ 100 | ≥ 100 | ≥ 80 | ≥ 100 |
Vit E (mg) | ≥ 14 | ≥ 14 | ≥ 10 | ≥ 15 |
Folate (μg) | ≥ 400 | ≥ 400 | ≥ 300 | ≥ 400 |
Niacin (mg) | ≥ 13 | ≥ 16 | ≥ 12 | ≥ 13 |