Anti-Oxidant Vitamins & Minerals§

 

Vitamin Adult Male Adult Female Pregnant Female Lactating, 1st 6 months Lactating, 2nd 6 months
A 1000 RE 800 RE 800 RE 1300 RE 1200 RE
C* 60 mg 60 mg 70 mg 95 mg 90 mg
E 15 IU 12 IU 15 IU 18 IU 16 IU
Zinc 15 mg 12 mg 15 mg 19 mg 16 mg
Selenium 70 mcg 55 mcg 65 mcg 75 mcg 75 mcg

§ Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) from the National Academy of Sciences 10th ed, 1989.

* It has been recently recommended that the RDA be increased for vitamin C to up to 200mg.