8 Micronutrients Overview & Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)

Micronutrients consist of vitamins and minerals. In this chapter, an overview of vitamins and minerals will be presented followed by a description of the dietary reference intakes (DRIs), which are used as benchmarks of micronutrient intake.

Sections:

8.1 Vitamins

8.2 Minerals

8.3 Vitamins and Minerals Functional Categories

8.4 Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs)