ARCHIVED - Table of daily values: Food labelling requirements (2016)

Overview

This document is a two-part table that sets out the recommended amounts of nutrients (the daily value) for specific age groups. These are the reference points upon which the % daily value in the nutrition facts table are based.

Part 1 of the table sets out the daily values for macronutrients and sodium for two age groups.

Part 2 of the table sets out the daily values for vitamin and mineral nutrients for three different age groups.

This document is incorporated by reference in the Food and Drug Regulations.

Who this document is for

• food industry
• other interested stakeholders

In this document

• Part 1 – Daily values for macronutrients and sodium
• Part 2 – Daily values for vitamin and mineral nutrients

Part 1 – Daily values for macronutrients and sodium

Item	Column 1	Daily Value
		Column 2	Column 3
	Nutrient	Food intended solely for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age	Food intended for children one year of age or older but less than four years of age or for children four years of age or older and adults
1.	Fat	44 g	75 g
2.	Sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids	10 g	20 g
3.	Fibre	14 g	28 g
4.	Sugars	50 g	100 g
5.	Cholesterol	300 mg	300 mg
6.	Sodium	1500 mg	2300 mg
Footnote g grams Return to footnote g referrer Footnote mg milligrams Return to footnote mg referrer

Part 2 – Daily values for vitamin and mineral nutrients

Item	Column 1	Daily Value
		Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
	Nutrient	Food intended solely for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age	Food intended for infants six months of age or older but less than one year of age or children one year of age or older but less than four years of age	Any other case
1.	Potassium	700 mg	3000 mg	4700 mg
2	Calcium	260 mg	700 mg	1300 mg
3.	Iron	11 mg	7 mg	18 mg
4.	Vitamin A	500 µg	300 µg	900 µg
5.	Vitamin C	50 mg	15 mg	90 mg
6.	Vitamin D	10 µg	15 µg	20 µg
7.	Vitamin E	5 mg	6 mg	15 mg
8.	Vitamin K	2.5 µg	30 µg	120 µg
9.	Thiamin, Thiamine or Vitamin B1	0.3 mg	0.5 mg	1.2 mg
10.	Riboflavin or Vitamin B2	0.4 mg	0.5 mg	1.3 mg
11.	Niacin	4 mg	6 mg	16 mg
12.	Vitamin B6	0.3 mg	0.5 mg	1.7 mg
13.	Folate	80 µg DFE	150 µg DFE	400 µg DFE
14.	Vitamin B12	0.5 µg	0.9 µg	2.4 µg
15.	Choline	150 mg	200 mg	550 mg
16.	Biotin	6 µg	8 µg	30 µg
17.	Pantothenic Acid or Pantothenate	1.8 mg	2 mg	5 mg
18.	Phosphorous	275 mg	460 mg	1250 mg
19.	Iodide	130 µg	90 µg	150 µg
20.	Magnesium	75 mg	80 mg	420 mg
21.	Zinc	3 mg	3 mg	11 mg
22.	Selenium	20 µg	20 µg	55 µg
23.	Copper	0.2 mg	0.3 mg	0.9 mg
24.	Manganese	0.6 mg	1.2 mg	2.3 mg
25.	Chromium	5.5 µg	11 µg	35 µg
26.	Molybdenum	3 µg	17 µg	45 µg
27.	Chloride	570 mg	1500 mg	2300 mg
Footnote mg milligrams Return to footnote mg referrer Footnote µg micrograms Return to footnote µg referrer Footnote DFE Dietary Folate Equivalents Return to footnote DFE referrer Footnote 4 Calculations for vitamins are set out in Section D.01.003 of the Food and Drug Regulations. Return to footnote 4 referrer