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Understanding Guideline Daily Amount - GDAs

Guideline Daily Amounts are approximate levels of calories and key nutrients that you should aim to consume each day to maintain a balanced diet.

You'll notice that our on pack, GDA information is for a typical adult. However, for your added benefit, here you can find recommended GDAs for the whole family. Below they are listed for both adult men and women and children of all ages.

GDAs are intended to be used as guidelines to help you to put the nutritional information on food labels into the context of your overall diet.

As a general rule, there should be a lot of some foods and just a little of others.

Some fats and oils, for example, are important in the diet for various reasons, including absorption of the essential fat-soluble vitamins. But you only need a small amount compared with foods such as vegetables.

How do I know how much I need of what nutrient?

This is where the GDA comes in and the tables below show you how much you need of each nutrient depending on your age and sex. You can use these tables to understand your nutrient intake throughout the day.

Click Here to view the interactive GDA table.

  GDA TYPICAL
WOMEN 		GDA TYPICAL
MEN 		GDA TYPICAL
ADULT 		GDA CHILDREN
5-10 YEARS
Energy (kcal) 2000 2500 2000 1800
Protein (g) 45 55 45 24
Carbohydrate (g) 230 300 230 220
of which sugars (g) 90 120 90 85
Fat (g) 70 95 70 70
of which saturates (g) 20 30 20 20
Fibre (g) 24 24 24 15
Sodium* (g) 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.4
*Equivalent as salt (g) 6 6 6 4

  GDA BOYS
4-6 YEARS		 GDA BOYS
7-10 YEARS		 GDA BOYS
11-14 YEARS		 GDA BOYS
15-18 YEARS
Energy (kcal) 1700 1950 2200 2750
Protein (g) 20 28 42 55
Carbohydrate (g) 215 245 275 345
of which sugars (g) 85 100 110 140
Fat (g) 65 75 85 105
of which saturates (g) 20 25 25 35
Fibre (g) 12 16 20 24
Sodium* (g) 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.4
*Equivalent as salt (g) 3 5 6 6

  GDA GIRLS
4-6 YEARS		 GDA GIRLS
7-10 YEARS		 GDA GIRLS
11-14 YEARS		 GDA GIRLS
15-18 YEARS
Energy (kcal) 1550 1750 1850 2100
Protein (g) 20 28 41 45
Carbohydrate (g) 195 220 230 265
of which sugars (g) 75 85 90 105
Fat (g) 60 70 70 80
of which saturates (g) 20 20 25 25
Fibre (g) 12 16 20 24
Sodium* (g) 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.4
*Equivalent as salt (g) 3 5 6 6
gda table

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