Cooking for Health

Current UK government dietary guidelines were published in 1991 in a book entitled "Dietary Reference Values for Food Energy and Nutrients for the United Kingdom", The Stationery Office, 1991. ISBN 0 11 321397 2.

 

Dietary Reference Values are given for the following:

 

Fat 

Non-starch polysaccharides 

Sugars 

Starches 

Protein 

Vitamin A 

Thiamin 

Riboflavin 

Niacin and tryptophan 

Vitamin B6 

Vitamin B12 

Folate 

Pantothenic acid 

Biotin 

Vitamin C 

Vitamin E 

Vitamin K 

Other organic substances 

Calcium 

Magnesium 

Phosphorus 

Potassium 

Chloride 

Iron 

Zinc 

Copper 

Selenium 

Molybdenum 

Manganese 

Chromium 

Iodine 

Fluoride 

Other minerals