2,000 Calorie Basics
Pecent Daily Values for energy-producing nutrients–fat, carbohydrate, and protein–are based on a diet with 2,000 calories a day. That’s a “user-friendly” number that allows consumers to easily adjust % daily values to their own diet and calorie intakes. Most teenagers need more calories.
Yor daily calorie needs depend on many factors, including your age, height, weight, and physical activity level. Teenage athletes, for example, may need quite a it more than their peers who are moderately active.
Daily Values are a guide to the total nutrient amount for a day; however, depending on your own needs, you may need more or less. Percent Daily Values show you how much of the recommneded amount is in one serving.
These are Daily Values for the required nutrients and dietary componenets, based on a 2,000-calorie diet:
- Fat 65 g
- Saturated fat 20 g
- Cholesterol 300 mg
- Total carbohydrate 300 g
- Fiber 25 g
- Sodium 2,400 mg
- Protein 50 g
- Vitamin A 5,000 IU
- Vitamin C 60 mg
- Calcium 1,000 mg
- Iron 18 mg
Source: http://www.ific.org/publications/other/upload/What-s-New-About-the-New-Food-Label-Poster.pdf
