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Table 7 Allometric scaling of micronutrients in an AIN93G rodent diet based on differences in daily caloric consumption or body weight (kg) as compared to the daily recommended intakes for humans (DRI)

From: Allometric scaling of dietary linoleic acid on changes in tissue arachidonic acid using human equivalent diets in mice

Nutrient

DRI

Kcal

BW

Thiamin

1.2 mg

15 mg

49 mg

Riboflavin

1.3 mg

2.7 mg

55 mg

B6

1.3 mg

3.0 mg

52 mg

Niacin

16 mg

15 mg

273 mg

Biotin

30 μg

101 μg

1820 μg

Folate

400 μg

1001 μg

18200 μg

Viatmin E

15 mg

38 mg

683 mg

Vitamin A

900 mg

605 mg

10,929 mg

Calcium

1000 mg

2601 mg

46,992 mg

Magnesium

400 mg

255 mg

4614 mg

Iron

8 mg

17 mg

315 mg

Manganese

2.3 mg

29 mg

533 mg

Selenium

55 μg

123 μg

2229 μg

Iodine

150 μg

105 μg

1893 μg

Zinc

11 mg

15 mg

266 mg

  1. The data applies for a 25 g mouse consuming 15 Kcal/d and a 70 Kg human consuming 2000 Kcal/d. The conversion factor is 134 for calories (Kcal) and 2800 for body weight (BW).