Selenium Dietary References, DACH dietary reference values (2015)


Dietary references values for Selenium 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.

Adequate Intake

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

μg/day: microgram per day

0.00 - 
0.32 years
10 μg/day
0.33 - 
0.99 years
15 μg/day
1.00 - 
3.99 years
15 μg/day
4.00 - 
6.99 years
20 μg/day
7.00 - 
9.99 years
30 μg/day
10.00 - 
12.99 years
45 μg/day
13.00 - 
14.99 years
60 μg/day
15.00 - 
18.99 years
male
70 μg/day
15.00 - 
18.99 years
female
60 μg/day
19.00 - 
24.99 years
male
70 μg/day
19.00 - 
24.99 years
female
60 μg/day
25.00 - 
50.99 years
male
70 μg/day
25.00 - 
50.99 years
female
60 μg/day
51.00 - 
64.99 years
male
70 μg/day
51.00 - 
64.99 years
female
60 μg/day
65.00 - 
years
male
70 μg/day
65.00 - 
years
female
60 μg/day
lactating
75 μg/day
pregnant
60 μg/day

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.