Vitamin K Dietary References, Institute of Medicine (USA): Dietary Reference Intakes - The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006)


Dietary references values for Vitamin K according to Institute of Medicine (USA): Dietary Reference Intakes - The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements (2006)1.

Dietary reference values as published by the Institute of Medicine (USA) in a 2006 selective summary of previously established reference values.

Adequate Intake

Adequate Intake (AI): Intake at this level is assumed to ensure nutritional adequacy; established when evidence is insufficient to develop an RDA.

μg/day: microgram per day

0.00 - 
0.49 years
male
2.0 μg/day
0.00 - 
0.49 years
female
2.0 μg/day
0.50 - 
0.99 years
male
2.5 μg/day
0.50 - 
0.99 years
female
2.5 μg/day
1.00 - 
3.99 years
male
30.0 μg/day
1.00 - 
3.99 years
female
30.0 μg/day
4.00 - 
8.99 years
male
55.0 μg/day
4.00 - 
8.99 years
female
55.0 μg/day
9.00 - 
13.99 years
male
60.0 μg/day
9.00 - 
13.99 years
female
60.0 μg/day
14.00 - 
18.99 years
male
75.0 μg/day
14.00 - 
18.99 years
female
75.0 μg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
male
120.0 μg/day
19.00 - 
30.99 years
female
90.0 μg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
male
120.0 μg/day
31.00 - 
50.99 years
female
90.0 μg/day
51.00 - 
69.99 years
male
120.0 μg/day
51.00 - 
69.99 years
female
90.0 μg/day
70.00 - 
years
male
120.0 μg/day
70.00 - 
years
female
90.0 μg/day
 - 
18.99 years
lactating
75.0 μg/day
19.00 - 
50.99 years
lactating
90.0 μg/day
 - 
18.99 years
pregnant
75.0 μg/day
19.00 - 
49.99 years
pregnant
90.0 μg/day

Sources

1
Institute of Medicine (US). (2006). Dietary Reference Intakes: The Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements. (Consensus Study Report). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.17226/11537 at 2019-05-12.