FOOD LABELLING ABBREVIATIONS

Understanding the abbreviations used for vitamins and minerals on food and supplement labels can help you make informed choices about your health. Let’s break down what these terms mean and how they apply to supplements like Multimin Seleno-Zinc Plus.

Most people are familiar with Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs), but it’s equally important to understand Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), Daily Values (DVs), and how Adequate Intakes (AIs) and Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (ULs) fit into the bigger picture.

Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)

DRI refers to a set of guidelines that recommend nutrient intake levels to support optimal health and reduce the risk of disease. DRIs consist of four key values:

• RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance):
  The average daily amount of a nutrient needed to prevent deficiencies in nearly all (97%-98%) healthy individuals.
• AI (Adequate Intake):
  A recommended intake level based on estimates of what healthy people need. This is used when there’s insufficient evidence to determine an RDA.
• UL (Tolerable Upper Intake Level):
  The maximum daily amount of a nutrient that is safe for most people over time, including sensitive groups. Exceeding the UL increases the risk of adverse effects, but harmful outcomes are not guaranteed.
• EAR (Estimated Average Requirement):
  The nutrient intake level estimated to meet the needs of 50% of healthy individuals in a specific life stage and gender group.

Daily Value (DV)

DVs are reference points on food and supplement labels, helping consumers determine if a product contains a high or low amount of a nutrient.

• DVs are based on a 2,000-calorie-per-day diet and don’t account for individual factors like age, gender, or activity level.
• For example, the DV for Vitamin C is 90 mg. If a product contains 9 mg per serving, it provides 10% of the daily value, meaning you’d need to obtain the remaining 90% from other sources.
• DVs make it easy to compare nutrient content between similar products.

Why Multimin Seleno-Zinc Plus?

Multimin Seleno-Zinc Plus delivers over 100% of the RDA for all five trace minerals while staying safely within the UL for each. This ensures a high-quality, effective supplement that supports your trace mineral needs without exceeding safe intake levels.

Make a meaningful impact on your health with Multimin’s carefully balanced formula.

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