Vitamin B2, or Riboflavinillustration

  • Helps break down food
  • Assists in producing red blood cells

Recommended Dietary Allowances

  • Children
    Ages 1 to 3: 0.5 mg
    Ages 4 to 8: 0.6 mg
    Ages 9 to 13: 0.9 mg
  • Women
    Ages 14 to 18: 1.0 mg
    Age 19 and older: 1.1 mg
  • Men, age 14 and older: 1.3 mg
  • Pregnant women: 1.4 mg
  • Nursing mothers: 1.6 mg

Good Food Sources: milk; cheese; yogurt; avocados; chicken; liver; eggs; spinach, broccoli, and other leafy green vegetables; whole-wheat bread; enriched cereals, breads, and pastas.

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