RECOMMENDED DAILY NEEDS
- Babies (0-6 months) – 2mg
- Babies (7-12 months) – 3mg
- Children (1-3 years) – 3mg
- Children (4-8 years) – 5mg
- Children (9-13 years) – 8mg
- Men (14-18 years) – 11mg
- Women (14-18 years) – 9mg
- Men (19 years and up) – 11mg
- Women (19 years and up) – 8mg
- Pregnant women (19 years and up) – 11mg
- Lactating women (19 years and up) – 12mg
Men need to import large amounts of zinc than women. Pregnant women and lactating women also have higher daily needs of this mineral.
