Recomemded Dietary Allowances

The RDA is a guide in determining how much nutrients are needed by an individual a day.

The RDA indicates the minimum requirements for each nutrient and the level below where deficiency symptoms occur where optimum feed health is not possible.

Factors were considered in the preparation of RDA

1. Individual Variation

2. Food Utilization

3. Food Sources

Importance Of RDA

1. Helps determine the amt. of nutrients needed in planning and evaluating the diets of different age groups.

2. It is also used to check weather the food consumption of an individual complies w/ daily requirements by his/her age group.

3. RDA serve as basis for estimating nutritional food needs, as goals in food production.