Sodium Dietary References, DACH dietary reference values (2016)


Dietary references values for Sodium according to DACH dietary reference values (2016)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.

1 mmol sodium corresponds to 23,0 mg; 1 mmol chloride corresponds to 35,5 mg; 1 g table salt (NaCl) consists of 17 mmol sodium and 17 mmol chloride; NaCl (g) = Na (g) x 2,54; 1 g NaCl = 0,4 g Na

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
130 mg/day
0.33 - 
0.99 years
200 mg/day
1.00 - 
3.99 years
400 mg/day
4.00 - 
6.99 years
500 mg/day
7.00 - 
9.99 years
750 mg/day
10.00 - 
12.99 years
1100 mg/day
13.00 - 
14.99 years
1400 mg/day
15.00 - 
years
1500 mg/day
lactating
1500 mg/day
pregnant
1500 mg/day

Sources

1
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (SGE). (2019). DACH-Referenzwerte. Retrieved from http://www.sge-ssn.ch/grundlagen/lebensmittel-und-naehrstoffe/naehrstoffempfehlungen/dachreferenzwerte/ at 2019-05-02.