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Recommended Dietary Allowance RDA

The average daily amount of a nutrient considered enough to meet the needs of most healthy people in a given age and gender group.

Real-life application

In India, the National Institute of Nutrition sets RDA values that are used to plan school mid-day meals and ration schemes.

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