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From the March 1992 issue of Smart Drug News [v8n2]. Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2009. All rights reserved.

Sidebar: Supplement Formulas used in California Schoolchildren


Vitamin / Mineral

Group 2
(“50% RDA”)

actual
%RDA

Group 3
(“100% RDA”)

actual
%RDA

Group 4
(“200% RDA”)

actual
%RDA

Vitamin A

2500 I.U.

50%

5000 I.U.

100%

5000 I.U.

100%

Vitamin B1 (thiamine)

0.75 mg

50%

1.7 mg

100%

3.4 mg

200%

Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)

0.85 mg

50%

1.7 mg

100%

3.4 mg

200%

Vitamin B3 (niacin)

10 mg

50%

20 mg

100%

40 mg

200%

Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)

5 mg

50%

10 mg

100%

20 mg

200%

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)

1 mg

50%

2 mg

100%

4 mg

200%

Vitamin B12

3 mcg

50%

6 mcg

100%

12 mcg

200%

Vitamin C

30 mg

50%

60 mg

100%

120 mg

200%

Vitamin D

200 I.U.

50%

400 I.U.

100%

400 I.U.

100%

Vitamin E

15 I.U.

50%

30 I.U.

100%

60 I.U.

200%

Vitamin K

50 mcg

*

50 mcg

*

50 mcg

*

Biotin

150 mcg

50%

300 mcg

100%

300 mcg

100%

Folic Acid

200 mcg

50%

400 mcg

100%

400 mcg

100%

Calcium

200 mg

20%

200 mg

20%

200 mg

20%

Chromium

50 mcg

*

100 mcg

*

200 mcg

*

Copper

1 mg

50%

2 mg

100%

3 mg

150%

Iodine

75 mcg

50%

150 mcg

100%

150 mcg

100%

Iron

9 mg

50%

18 mg

100%

36 mg

200%

Magnesium

80 mg

20%

80 mg

20%

80 mg

20%

Manganese

1.25 mg

*

2.5 mg

*

5 mg

*

Molybdenum

120 mcg

*

250 mcg

*

500 mcg

*

Selenium

50 mcg

*

100 mcg

*

200 mcg

*

Zinc

7.5 mg

50%

15 mg

100%

300 mg

200%

* The USRDA has not been established for these essential nutrients (from Schoenthaler, et al., 1991).