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Dietary reference values: advice on riboflavin

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EFSA has set dietary reference values for riboflavin ( vitamin Olyan, az étrendben megtalálható anyagok, melyekre nagyon kis mennyiségben van szükség az emberek és állatok normális növekedésének és egészségének fenntartásához. A legtöbb vitamin „esszenciális”, mivel a szervezet nem képes azokat előállítani. B2) as part of its review of scientific advice on nutrient intakes.

Based on new scientific findings, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) decided to update the dietary reference values for riboflavin established by the Scientific Committee for Food in 1993. The panel defined daily population reference intakes (PRIs) for riboflavin as follows:

  • 0.6 mg for children aged 1-3 years;
  • 0.7 mg for children aged 4-6;
  • 1.0 mg for children aged 7-10;
  • 1.4 mg for children aged 11-14;
  • 1.6 mg for adolescents aged 15-17 as well as for adults;
  • 1.9 mg for pregnant women;
  • 2 mg for lactating women.

For children aged 7-11 months, the panel set an adequate intake ( AI A megfelelő bevitel (AI) egy olyan étrendi ajánlás, amelyet akkor alkalmaznak, ha nem áll rendelkezésre elegendő adat az átlagos szükséglet kiszámításához. A megfelelő bevitel a tipikus egészséges populáció által naponta fogyasztott átlagos tápanyagszint, amely feltételezhetően megfelel a populáció szükségleteinek.) of 0.4 mg per day.

Riboflavin is a water-soluble vitamin that is involved in energy metabolism and the functioning of various enzymes. It is naturally present in many foods of plant or animal origin including milk, milk products, eggs and offal.

EFSA considered comments and input on the draft scientific opinion it received during a five-week public consultation.

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