A Report of the Technical Working Group on Nutritional Guidelines
National Coordinating Committee on Food and NutritionMinistry of Health Malaysia
Putrajaya
2005
RNIRecommended Nutrient Intakes
for Malaysia
Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Malaysia 2005: Summary Table
Infants (boys)
Infants (girls)
Children(boys)
Children(girls)
Adolescent(boys)
Adolescent(girls)
Men
Women
Pregnancy
Lactation
Age
0 – 5 months
6 – 11 months0 – 5 months
6 – 11 months1 – 3 years4 – 6 years7 – 9 years1 – 3 years4 – 6 years7 – 9 years
10 – 12 years13 – 14 years
15 years16 – 18 years10 – 12 years
13 – 14 years
15 years16 – 18 years19 – 29 years30 – 50 years51 – 59 years60 – 65 years
> 65 years19 – 29 years30 – 50 years51 – 59 years60 – 65 years
> 65 years1st trimester2nd trimester3rd trimester1st 6 months
2nd 6 months
Energykcal
560
640550
630980
13401780910
1290159021802690269028401990
2180
218020502440246024602010201020002180218017801780
+ 0+ 360+ 470+ 500
a
Proteing
11
1211
121723321723324563636546
55
555462626259595555555151
+ 7.5+ 7.5+ 7.5
+ 20
+ 15
Calciummg
300 (bf)400 (ff)400300 (bf)400 (ff)400500600700500600700
10001000100010001000
1000
10001000800800800800
1000800800
1000100010001000100010001000
1000
10%b
9b
9669669
15151919 14 (nm)33 (m)14 (nm)33 (m)31311414141414292911111129
cc
15
15 (nm)32 (m)
15%b
6b
6446446
101012129 (nm)
22 (m)9 (nm)
22 (m)212199999
2020888
20cc
10
10 (nm)21 (m)
Iron mg
Bioavailability
Iodineµg
90
12090
12072
10810472
108104144106106118148
98
9810412412412412411411011011011098
200200200200
200
Zincmg
1.1 (bf)2.8 (ff)3.71.1 (bf)2.8 (ff)3.74.15.15.84.15.15.89.09.09.09.07.5
7.5
7.57.56.76.76.76.76.24.94.94.94.94.35.57.0
10.09.5 (1-3 mths)
8.8 (4-6 mths)
7.2
Seleniumµg
6
96
91721221721222828282823
23
2323333333332925252525232527 29 34
39
Riboflavinmg
0.3
0.40.3
0.40.50.60.90.50.60.91.31.31.31.31.0
1.0
1.01.01.31.31.31.31.31.11.11.11.11.11.41.41.41.6
1.6
Niacinmg NE
2
42
468
1268
121616161616
16
16161616161616141414141418181817
17
Folateµg
80
8080
80160200300160200300400400400400400
400
400400400400400400400400400400400400600600600500
500
Vitamin Cmg
25
3025
303030353030356565656565
65
65657070707070707070707080808095
95
Vitamin Aµg
375
400375
400400450500400450500600600600600600
600
600600600600600600600500500500500600800800800850
850
Vitamin Dµg
5
55
555555555555
5
5555
101015
55
101015
5555
5
Vitamin Emg
3
33
3557557
101010107.5
7.5
7.57.510101010107.57.57.57.57.57.57.57.57.5
7.5
Thiaminmg
0.2
0.30.2
0.30.50.60.90.50.60.91.21.21.21.21.1
1.1
1.11.11.2 1.21.21.21.21.11.11.11.11.11.41.41.41.5
1.5
Note: (1) All RNIs are for daily intakes(2) For all age categories, the ending age extends till just before the beginning age of the subsequent category. For
example, for the category 0-5 months, 5 months include up to 5.9 months a – no recommendations. Energy requirement depends on amount of breastmilk producedb – no recommendations. Neonatal iron stores are sufficient to meet iron requirement for first 6 months in full-term
infants. Premature infants and low birth weight infants require additional ironc – iron supplements in table form recommended for all pregnant women. In the non-anaemic pregnant woman, daily
supplements of 100 mg iron given during second half of pregnancy are adequate. In anaemic women, higher dosesare usually required.
bf – breast fed, ff – formula fednm– non-menstruating, m - menstruating
NCCFN (2005). Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Malaysia. A Report of theTechnical Working Group on Nutritional Guidelines. National CoordinatingCommittee on Food and Nutrition, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya.
