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Table 3 Micronutrient Sufficiency Comparisons - 100% Sufficiency for 21 Micronutrients

From: Prevalence of micronutrient deficiency in popular diet plans

MICRONUTRIENTS

% Reference Daily Intake (RDI)

  
 

SB

AFL

DASH

BL

AVERAGE

VITAMIN A

688%

604%

503%

240%

509%

VITAMIN B1

141%

190%

270%

230%

208%

VITAMIN B2

188%

182%

365%

282%

254%

VITAMIN B3

203%

229%

332%

148%

228%

VITAMIN B5

92%

100%

167%

106%

116%

VITAMIN B6

187%

212%

411%

309%

280%

VITAMIN B7 ***

14%

14%

26%

17%

18%

VITAMIN B9

168%

199%

285%

250%

226%

VITAMIN B12

166%

248%

234%

260%

227%

VITAMIN C

598%

560%

459%

458%

519%

VITAMIN D ***

118%

124%

135%

87%

116%

VITAMIN E ***

45%

43%

102%

69%

65%

VITAMIN K

631%

284%

982%

434%

583%

CHOLINE

109%

122%

100%

100%

108%

CALCIUM

162%

115%

340%

242%

215%

CHROMIUM ***

15%

15%

20%

20%

18%

COPPER

102%

114%

232%

185%

158%

IRON

100%

144%

211%

191%

162%

IODINE ***

62%

65%

133%

27%

72%

POTASSIUM

115%

113%

216%

143%

147%

MAGNESIUM

110%

122%

316%

226%

194%

MANGANESE

151%

212%

803%

527%

423%

MOLYBDENUM ***

72%

148%

80%

133%

108%

SODIUM

194%

137%

205%

195%

183%

PHOSPHORUS

255%

239%

506%

336%

334%

SELENIUM

404%

243%

553%

370%

393%

ZINC

114%

173%

218%

159%

166%

Total Calories

2425

3175

5000

3300

3475

# of Deficient Micronutrients

0

0

0

0

0

Sufficiency Percentage

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

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

 
  1. *** Indicates Micronutrient has been Removed from Sufficiency Requirement