Zinc RDI
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Zinc has a recommended daily intake which is different for the various age groups and genders.
Find your recommended daily intake of zinc below:
- Infants (0-6 months) - 2mg
- Infants (7-12 months) - 3mg
- Children (1-3 years) - 3mg
- Children (4-8 years) - 5mg
- Children (9-13 years) - 8mg
- Boys (14-18 years) - 11mg
- Girls (14-18 years) - 9mg
- Men (19-50 years) - 11mg
- Women (19-50 years) - 8mg
- Men (>51 years) - 11mg
- Women (>51 years) - 8mg
- Pregnant women (<18 years) - 13mg
- Pregnant women (19-50 years) - 11mg
- Lactating women (<18 years) - 14mg
- Lactating women (19-50 years) - 12mg
There is an established recommended daily intake (RDI) and tolerable upper limit for zinc
Tolerable Upper Limit
There is also a tolerable upper limit for zinc - this is the maximum that can be safely taken of this mineral before it produces serious and toxic side effects:
- Infants (0-6 months) - 4mg
- Infants (7-12 months) - 5mg
- Children (1-3 years) - 7mg
- Children (4-8 years) - 12mg
- Children (9-13 years) - 23mg
- Children (14-18 years) - 34mg
- Adults (>19 years) - 40mg
- Pregnant & lactating women (<18 years) - 34mg
- Pregnant & lactating women (19-50 years) - 40mg