According to the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Food Labeling, the changes that have been made to these nutrient recommendations will not affect food labels in the foreseeable future. Food labels give the percent of the Daily Value met by one serving of the food. Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride. The new guidelines have different age groupings.
Values listed are in milligrams per day.
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