Reference values for Carbohydrate (Digestible), Total Protein, Total Fat, Linoleic Acid (n-6), α-linolenic Acid (n-3), Total Fibre, and Total Water
Age	Carbohydrate (Digestible)			Total Protein				Total Fat		Linoleic Acid (n-6)		α-linolenic Acid (n-3)		Total Fibre		Total Water
Age	EAR g/day	RDA/AI g/day	UL g/day	EAR g/kg/day	RDA/AI g/kg/day	RDA/AI g/day	UL g/day	AI g/day	UL g/day	AI g/day	UL g/day	AI g/day	UL g/day	AI g/day	UL g/day	AI Litres/day	UL Litres/day
Infants
0–6 mo	ND	60^*	ND	ND	1.52^*	9.1^*	ND	31^*	ND	4.4^*	ND	0.5^*	ND	ND	ND	0.7^*	ND
Males
19–30 y	100	130	ND	0.66	0.80	56	ND	ND	ND	17^*	ND	1.6^*	ND	38^*	ND	3.7^*	ND

Additional macronutrient recommendations

Saturated fatty acids: as low as possible while consuming a nutritionally adequate diet.
Added sugars: limit to no more than 25% of total energy.

Amino acid	mg/g protein
Histidine	18
Lysine	51
Reference protein pattern (uncorrected).

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
19–30 y	45–65%	10–30%	20–35%	5–10%	0.6–1.2%