
Cobalt RDI
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Cobalt has a recommended daily intake which is different for the various age groups and genders.
Find your recommended daily intake of cobalt below:
- Infants (0-12 months) - not established*
- Children (1-18 years) - not established*
- Adults (all ages) - 0.006mcg
- Pregnant and lactating women (all ages) - 0.008mcg
* Cobalt does not have an established recommended daily intake for babies and children as yet. It is not yet known or established how much cobalt is required for good health for children and babies. If there is adequate vitamin B12 (cobalamin) intake in the diet, this will ensure that there is adequate cobalt intake.
There is no real established recommended daily intake or tolerable upper limit for cobalt
Tolerable upper limit
There is no established tolerable upper limit for cobalt.