Group	Particulars	Body wt.	Net energy	Protein	Visible fat	Calcium	Iron		Vit. A		Thiamin	Riboflavin	Nicotinic acid	Pyridoxine	Ascorbic acid	Free Folic acid	Vit. B12
									Retinol	β- carotene
		Kg	Kcal/d	gm/d	gm/d	mg/d	mg/d		µg/d	µg/d	mg/d	mg/d	mg/d	mg/d	mg/d	µg/d	µg/d
Man	Sedentary work	60	2425	60	20	400	28		600	2400	1.2	1.4	16<	2.0	40	100	1
	Moderate work		2875								1.4	1.6	18
	Heavy work		3800								1.5	1.9	21
Women	Sedentary work	50	1875	50	20	400		30	600	2400	0.9	1.1	12	2.0	40	100	1
	Moderate work		2225								1.1	1.3	14
	Heavy work		2925								1.2	1.5	16
	Pregnant women	50	+ 300	+15	30	1000		38	600	2400	+0.2	+0.2	+2	2.5	40	400	1
	Lactation								950	3800					80	150	1.5
	0-6 months	50	+550	+25	45			30			+0.3	+0.3	+4	2.5
	6-12 months		+400	+18							+0.2	+0.2	+3
Infants	0-6 months	5.4	106/kg	2.05/kg		500			350	1200	55µg/kg	65	710µg/kg	0.1	25	25	0.2
	6-12 months	8.6	98/kg	1.65/kg							50µg/kg	60µg/kg	650µg/kg	0.4
Children	1-3 years	12.2	1240	22	25	400		12	400	1600	0.6	0.7	8	0.9	40	30	0.2-1.0
	4-6 years	19.0	1690	30				18	400		0.9	1.0	11			40
	7-9 years	26.9	1950	41				26	600	2400	1.0	1.2	13	1.6		60
Boys	10-12 years	35.4	2190	54	22	600		34	600	2400	1.1	1.3	15	1.6	40	70	0.2-1.0
Girls	10-12 years	91.5	1970	57				19			1.0	1.2	13
Boys	13-15 years	47.8	2450	70	22	600		41	600	2400	1.2	1.5	16	2.0	40	100	0.2-1.0
Girls	13-15 years	46.7	2060	65				28			1.0	1.2	14
Boys	16-18 years	57.1	2640	78	22	600		50	500	2400	1.3	1.6	17	2.0	40	100	0.2-1.0
Girls	16-18 years	49.9	2060	63				30			1.0	1.2	14