Vitamin B2, or Riboflavin
- Helps break down food
- Assists in producing red blood cells
Recommended Dietary Allowances
- Children
Ages 1 to 3: 0.5 mg
Ages 4 to 8: 0.6 mg
Ages 9 to 13: 0.9 mg
- Women
Ages 14 to 18: 1.0 mg
Age 19 and older: 1.1 mg
- Men, age 14 and older: 1.3 mg
- Pregnant women: 1.4 mg
- Nursing mothers: 1.6 mg
Good Food Sources: milk; cheese; yogurt; avocados;
chicken; liver; eggs; spinach, broccoli, and other leafy green
vegetables; whole-wheat bread; enriched cereals, breads, and
pastas.
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