When public health officials were determining the amount of folate to add to grain products in the food supply for fortification, they most likely reviewed which of the following values for that particular vitamin for women of child-bearing age?

a. Adequate Intakes (AI)
b. Estimated Average Requirements (EAR)
c. Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR)
d. Daily Values (DV)
e. Tolerable Upper Limits (TUL)


b

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