Table 1 Nutritional requirements of riboflavin
From: New insights into the nutritional genomics of adult-onset riboflavin-responsive diseases
Age (years) | EAR (mg) | Proportion of riboflavin inadequacy (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | Males | Females | |
2–3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | – | – |
4–8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | – |
9–13 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
14–18 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
19–30 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 7.7 |
31–50 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 7.8 |
51–70 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
71 and over | 1.3 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 20.3 |