Editing Dietary Reference Intake (section)

===Minerals===
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! rowspan="2" |Nutrient
! rowspan="2" |Highest {{abbr|EAR|Estimated Average Requirements}}
! colspan="2" |Highest {{abbr|RDA|Recommended Dietary Allowances}}/{{abbr|AI|Adequate Intake}}
! rowspan="2" |Lowest {{abbr|UL|Tolerable upper intake levels}}
! rowspan="2" |Unit
! rowspan="2" |Top common sources, 100 grams, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)<ref name=USDA/><!-- Please do not randomly add foods to the table list for different nutrients. Use the USDA list ordered by selected nutrients per 100 g amounts. Better omit fortified products! -->
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!Males
!Females
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| [[Calcium in biology|Calcium]] || 1100 || 1300 || 1300 || 2000 || mg || fortified cereals, beverages, [[tofu]], [[energy bar]]s, and baby foods, dried [[basil]] and other [[spice]]s, dried [[whey]], [[cheese]], [[milk powder]]
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| [[Chloride]] || NE || 2300 || 2300 || 3400 || mg || [[edible salt|table salt]]
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| [[Chromium]] || NE || 35 || 25{{efn|45 for pregnant or lactating women}} || ND || μg || [[broccoli]], [[turkey ham]], dried [[apricot]]s, [[tuna as food|tuna]], [[pineapple]], [[grape juice]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chromium |date=22 April 2014 |publisher=Micronutrient Information Center, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University |url=http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/chromium/}}</ref>
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| [[Copper in biology|Copper]] || 700 || 900 || 900{{efn|1300 for pregnant or lactating women}} || 5000 || μg || animal liver, [[edible seaweed|seaweed products]], dried [[shiitake mushroom]]s, [[oyster]]s, [[sesame seed]]s, [[cocoa powder]], [[cashew]]s, [[sunflower seed]]s
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| [[Fluoride]] || NE || 4 || 3 || 10{{efn|0.7 for children aged 3 years and younger, 2.2 for children aged 4-8 years}} || mg || public drinking water, where [[Water fluoridation|fluoridation]] is performed or natural fluorides are present, tea, [[raisin]]s
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| [[Iodine in biology|Iodine]] || 95 || 150 || 150{{efn|290 for pregnant or lactating women}} || 600 || μg || [[iodized salt]], kelp, cod
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| [[Iron in biology|Iron]] || 8.1 || 11 || 18{{efn|27 for pregnant women}} || 40 || mg || dried [[thyme]] and other spices, fortified foods, including baby foods, animal organ meats
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| [[Magnesium in biology|Magnesium]] || 350 ||  420 || 360{{efn|400 for pregnant or lactating women}} || 350{{efn|Specific to consuming more than this amount all at once, in the form of a dietary supplement, as this may cause diarrhea. Magnesium-rich foods do not cause this problem. 65 for children aged 3 and younger, 110 for children aged 4-8 years.}} || mg || crude rice bran, [[cottonseed]] flour, [[hemp seed]]s, dried spices, cocoa powder, fortified beverages
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| [[Manganese]] || NE || 2.3 || 1.8{{efn|2.6 for pregnant or lactating women}} || 6{{efn|2 for children aged 8 years and younger}} || mg || fortified beverages and [[infant formula]]s, ground [[clove]]s and other dried spices, [[chickpea]]s, fortified breakfast cereals
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| [[Molybdenum]] || 34 || 45 || 45{{efn|50 for pregnant or lactating women}} || 1100 || μg || [[legume]]s, grain products, [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] and [[seed]]s<ref>{{cite web |title=Molybdenum |date=23 April 2014 |publisher=Micronutrient Information Center, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University |url=http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/molybdenum/}}</ref>
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| [[Phosphorus]] || 1055 || 1250 || 1250 || 3000 || mg || [[baking powder]], [[instant pudding]], [[cottonseed meal]], hemp seeds, fortified beverages, dried whey
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| [[Potassium in biology|Potassium]] || NE || 3400 || 2600{{efn|2900 for pregnant or lactating women}} || ND || mg || [[Potato]]es, [[banana]]s, [[kiwifruit]], [[prune]]s, [[raisins]], [[sunflower seed]]s, [[watermelon]], [[avocado]], [[spinach]], baking powder, dried [[parsley]] and other spices, [[cocoa solids]], [[instant tea]] and instant coffee, dried tomatoes, dried sweet peppers, [[soy sauce]]
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| [[Selenium in biology|Selenium]] || 45 || 55 || 55{{efn|70 for pregnant or lactating women}} || 280{{efn|45 for children aged 8 years and younger}} || μg || [[Brazil nuts]] and [[mixed nuts]], animal [[kidney (food)|kidney]]s, dried eggs, [[oyster]]s, dried [[cod as food|cod]]
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| [[Sodium in biology|Sodium]] || NE || 1500 || 1500 || 1800{{efn|The UL for sodium toxicity is not established; however, the lowest Chronic Disease Risk Reduction Intake (CDRR) for sodium is 1800 mg for people ages 9 and up. 1200 for children aged 8 years and younger.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. |chapter=Summary |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545430/ |website=NCBI |date=5 March 2019 |publisher=NIH |access-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>}} || mg || [[table salt]], [[baking soda]], soup [[bouillon cube]], [[seasoning]] mixes, [[onion soup]] mix, [[fish sauce]]
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| [[Zinc]] || 9.4 || 11 || 9{{efn|13 for pregnant or lactating women}} || 40{{efn|4 for children aged 3 years and younger}} || mg || oysters, fortified breakfast cereals, baby foods, beverages, peanut butter, and energy bars, [[wheat germ]]
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'''NE''': EARs have not yet been established or not yet evaluated; '''ND''': ULs could not be determined, and it is recommended that intake from these nutrients be from food only, to prevent adverse effects.
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It is also recommended that the following substances '''not''' be added to food or dietary supplements. Research has been conducted into adverse effects, but was not conclusive in many cases:

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! Substance !! Lowest UL !! units per day
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| [[Arsenic]] || ND || —
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| [[Boron]] || 11 || mg
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| [[Nickel]] || 0.6 || mg
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| [[Silicon]] || ND || —
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| [[Vanadium]] || 1.8 || mg
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