Iron Dietary References, DACH dietary reference values (2015)


Dietary references values for Iron according to DACH dietary reference values (2015)1.

The DACH dietary reference values are published together by the German, Austrian and Swiss society for nutrition. DACH is an abbreviation for the countries: D for Deutschland, A for Austria and CH for Switzerland.

Recommended Dietary Allowance

Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): Average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97%–98%) healthy individuals; often used to plan nutritionally adequate diets for individuals.

mg/day: milligram per day

0.33 - 
1.00 years
8.0 mg/day
1.00 - 
3.99 years
8.0 mg/day
4.00 - 
6.99 years
8.0 mg/day
7.00 - 
9.99 years
10.0 mg/day
10.00 - 
12.99 years
male
12.0 mg/day
10.00 - 
12.99 years
female
15.0 mg/day
Non-menstruating women who are not pregnant or breastfeeding: 10 mg/day
13.00 - 
14.99 years
male
12.0 mg/day
13.00 - 
14.99 years
female
15.0 mg/day
Non-menstruating women who are not pregnant or breastfeeding: 10 mg/day
15.00 - 
18.99 years
male
12.0 mg/day
15.00 - 
18.99 years
female
15.0 mg/day
Non-menstruating women who are not pregnant or breastfeeding: 10 mg/day
19.00 - 
24.99 years
male
10.0 mg/day
19.00 - 
24.99 years
female
15.0 mg/day
Non-menstruating women who are not pregnant or breastfeeding: 10 mg/day
25.00 - 
50.99 years
male
10.0 mg/day
25.00 - 
50.99 years
female
15.0 mg/day
Non-menstruating women who are not pregnant or breastfeeding: 10 mg/day
51.00 - 
64.99 years
male
10.0 mg/day
51.00 - 
64.99 years
female
10.0 mg/day
65.00 - 
years
male
10.0 mg/day
65.00 - 
years
female
10.0 mg/day
lactating
20.0 mg/day
This information applies to breastfeeding and non-breast-feeding women after childbirth to compensate for losses during pregnancy.
pregnant
30.0 mg/day

Adequate Intake

Adequate Intake (AI): Intake at this level is assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy; established when evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA.

mg/day: milligram per day

0.00 - 
0.32 years
0.5 mg/day
Except immaturely born babies; iron requirement only exists from the 4th month due to the amount of iron given to the newborn by the placenta as Hb iron.

Sources

1
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung [SGE]. (2015). DACH Referenzwerte. Retrieved from http://www.sge-ssn.ch/grundlagen/lebensmittel-und-naehrstoffe/naehrstoffempfehlungen/dachreferenzwerte/ at 2018-01-28.