Daily requirements for Iron in MFP Food diary

mandyryan2011
mandyryan2011 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
This is my first week using this site to track my foot and exercise and I am loving it. The 2 additional food items I have chosen to track in addition to Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein is Iron and Fibre. I notice this system recommends "100" iron. Does anyone know what unit of measure this 100 would be? I have been reading on other sites that my recommended iron intake would be 27 mg if I were pregnant (I am not pregnant but getting my body healthy for a pregnancy in the near future!) so where does the "100" come in??

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  • tldust
    tldust Posts: 103 Member
    I believe 100=100% of your daily requirements. Vitamins are always listed as percentages on food packages.
  • marekdds
    marekdds Posts: 2,234 Member
    It stands for 100% of rda, whatever that is. I think. Maybe someone knows for sure. Tried tracking iron, but so few items in the database list it, I gave up.
  • mandyryan2011
    mandyryan2011 Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks. 100% of rda. That makes sense:)
  • scrooged
    scrooged Posts: 1 Member
    RDA is recomended daily allowance
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