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10 1.1 Nutritional Requirements
Table 1.1.4 UK Reference Nutrient Intakes for Micronutrient Requirements
protein for children
UK Reference Nutrient Intakes for vitamins and
Protein RNI (g/day) Protein (g/kg minerals for children are listed in Tables 1.1.5
body weight/ and 1.1.6.
Age Males Females day) For some of the micronutrients that are only
0–3 months required in very small amounts ‘safe intakes’ are set
4–6 months 12.5 12.5 2.1 (Table 1.1.7).
7–9 months
10–12 12.7 12.7 1.6 Ensuring Adequate Energy and
months Nutrient Intakes
1–3 years 13.7 13.7 1.5
4–6 years Children can store a certain amount of nutrients
7–10 years 14.9 14.9 1.5 within their body and hence eating to meet the
11–14 years RNI for each nutrient each day is not necessary.
15–18 years 14.5 14.5 1.1 An average daily intake over a few weeks is
19.7 19.7 adequate.
28.3 28.3
42.1 41.2
55.2 45
Table 1.1.5 UK Reference Nutrient Intakes for vitamins for children
B Vitamins
Vitamin A Thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Folate Vitamin C Vitamin D
(mg/day) (µg/day)
Age (µg/day) (mg/day) (mg/day) (mg/day) (mg/day) (µg/day) (µg/day)
25 8.5
0–3 350 0.2 0.4 3 0.2 0.3 50 25 8.5
25 7
months 25 7
30 7
4–6 350 0.2 0.4 3 0.2 0.3 50 30 –
months 30 –
7–9 350 0.2 0.4 4 0.3 0.4 50 35 –
40 –
months
35 –
10–12 350 0.3 0.4 5 0.4 0.4 50 40 –
months
1–3 400 0.5 0.6 8 0.7 0.5 70
years
4–6 400 0.7 0.8 11 0.9 0.8 100
years
7–10 500 0.7 1.0 12 1.0 1.0 150
years
Males
11–14 600 0.9 1.2 15 1.2 1.2 200
years
15–18 700 1.1 1.3 15 1.2 1.2 200
years
Females
11–14 600 0.7 1.1 12 1.0 1.2 200
years
15–18 600 0.8 1.1 14 1.2 1.5 200
years
