Review Article

The Importance of Antioxidant Micronutrients in Pregnancy

Table 1

Requirement of micronutrient intakes for selenium, copper, zinc, manganese, vitamin C, and vitamin E.

Selenium (μg/d)Copper (μg/d)Zinc (mg/d)Manganese (mg/d)Vitamin C (mg/d)Vitamin E (μg/d)

RDA1Female
adult
5590081.87515
Pregnancy601,0001128515
Upper limit40010,000402,0001,000
RNI2Female
adult
601,20071.440
Pregnancy751,500750
NR3Female
adult
301,3501
Pregnancy1,1502— — 

RDA: recommended dietary allowance; RNI: reference nutrient intakes; NR: normative requirement estimate. Values taken from 1Institute of Medicine [77, 79], 2Department of Health [80], and 3WHO/FAO/IAEA [81].