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Table 1 Micronutrient Sufficiency Comparisons for Recommended Daily Menus

From: Prevalence of micronutrient deficiency in popular diet plans

MICRONUTRIENTS

% Reference Daily Intake (RDI)

  
 

SB

AFL

DASH

BL

AVERAGE

VITAMIN A

332%

342%

243%

132%

262%

VITAMIN B1

66%

108%

120%

123%

104%

VITAMIN B2

94%

103%

161%

154%

128%

VITAMIN B3

94%

130%

145%

79%

112%

VITAMIN B5

45%

57%

72%

58%

58%

VITAMIN B6

90%

121%

174%

163%

137%

VITAMIN B7

7%

8%

12%

90%

29%

VITAMIN B9

83%

113%

131%

136%

116%

VITAMIN B12

80%

140%

95%

138%

113%

VITAMIN C

289%

318%

186%

259%

263%

VITAMIN D

51%

70%

58%

47%

57%

VITAMIN E

23%

24%

52%

38%

34%

VITAMIN K

288%

160%

437%

247%

283%

CHOLINE

56%

68%

46%

55%

56%

CALCIUM

81%

65%

148%

133%

107%

CHROMIUM

7%

8%

8%

11%

9%

COPPER

52%

65%

109%

98%

81%

IRON

51%

81%

97%

102%

83%

IODINE

32%

36%

50%

16%

34%

POTASSIUM

57%

64%

94%

77%

73%

MAGNESIUM

55%

69%

142%

120%

97%

MANGANESE

76%

119%

370%

281%

212%

MOLYBDENUM

37%

85%

35%

740%

224%

SODIUM

101%

77%

95%

107%

95%

PHOSPHORUS

127%

135%

223%

180%

166%

SELENIUM

202%

137%

223%

201%

191%

ZINC

57%

98%

95%

85%

84%

Total Calories

1197

1786

2217

1793

1748

# of Deficient Micronutrients

21

15

13

12

15

Sufficiency Percentage

22.22%

44.44%

51.85%

56.56%

43.52%

  1. South Beach (SB), Atkins For Life (AFL), DASH diet (DASH), Best Life (BL)