Potassium Dietary References, Institute of Medicine (USA): Dietary Reference Intakes - The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006)
Dietary references values for Potassium according to Institute of Medicine (USA): Dietary Reference Intakes - The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006)1.
Dietary reference values as published by the Institute of Medicine (USA) in a 2006 selective summary of previously established reference values.
Adequate Intake
Adequate Intake (AI): Intake at this level is assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy; established when evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA.
g/day: gram per day
0.00 -
0.49 years
0.4 g/day
0.50 -
0.99 years
0.7 g/day
1.00 -
3.99 years
3.0 g/day
4.00 -
8.99 years
3.8 g/day
9.00 -
13.99 years
4.5 g/day
14.00 -
18.99 years
4.7 g/day
19.00 -
30.99 years
4.7 g/day
31.00 -
50.99 years
4.7 g/day
51.00 -
69.99 years
4.7 g/day
70.00 -
years
4.7 g/day
-
18.99 years
lactating
5.1 g/day
19.00 -
50.99 years
lactating
5.1 g/day
-
18.99 years
pregnant
4.7 g/day
19.00 -
50.99 years
pregnant
4.7 g/day
Sources
1
Institute of Medicine (US). (2006). Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements. (Consensus Study Report). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.17226/11537 at 2019-05-12.