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Table 1 Composition of micronutrient supplement compared to Reference Nutrient Intake (RNI) for British adults (men or women, whichever is the higher) [21]

From: High dose multiple micronutrient supplementation improves villous morphology in environmental enteropathy without HIV enteropathy: results from a double-blind randomised placebo controlled trial in Zambian adults

Micronutrient

Daily dose

Daily dose in 2008 study

RNI

Multiples of RNI in current study

Vitamin A

    

Retinyl palmitate (mg)

1.6 (4840 i.u.)

-

0.7

2.3

Betacarotene (mg)

6.0

4.8

4.2

1.4

Vitamin D (μg)

20

5

10a

2

Vitamin E (mg)

80

10

4

20

Vitamin K (μg)

140

-

1/kg/d

2

Vitamin C (mg)

300

70

40

7.5

B vitamins

    

Thiamin (B1) (mg)

36

1.4

0.9

40

Riboflavin (B2) (mg)

12

1.4

1.3

9.2

Pyridoxine (B6) (mg)

20

1.9

1.4

14.2

Niacin (B3) (mg)

54

18

16

3.4

Folic acid (B9) (mg)

1

0.4

0.2

5

Cobalamin (B12) (μg)

28

-

1.5

18.7

Pantothenic acid (B5) (mg)

40

-

5b

8

Minerals

    

Iron (mg)

16

30

14.8

1.08

Zinc (mg)

30

15

9.5

3.2

Copper (mg)

1

2

1.2

0.83

Selenium (μg)

350

65

75

4.7

Iodine (μg)

400

150

140

2.9

Chromium (μg)

200

-

25b

8

Magnesium (μg)c

100

-

250

0.4

Manganese (mg)

8

-

1.4b

5.7

L-Cystine (mg)

80

-

-

-

L-Carnitine (mg)

60

-

-

-

Citrus bioflavonoids (mg)

60

-

-

-

  1. aBased on RNI for older adults; no intake of pre-formed vitamin D is required for adults exposed to sun. bNot a formal RNI but probably an adequate intake. cFull dose RNI of Magnesium cannot be administered in this form as it may predispose to diarrhea.