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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the food labelling system used in the United States and Canada, see <a href="Reference_Daily_Intake" title="Reference Daily Intake">Reference Daily Intake</a>.</div>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="Reference_intake_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Reference intake (disambiguation)">Reference intake (disambiguation)</a>.</div>
<p><b>Reference Intake</b> (RI) is a food labelling system in the European Union and the United Kingdom. It is a means of communicating recommended nutrient intake to the public. Reference Intakes replaced the term <a href="Guideline_Daily_Amount" title="Guideline Daily Amount">Guideline Daily Amount</a> (GDA), although the principles behind both are the same. The major difference is that GDAs existed for men, women and children; there is only one set of RIs for an average adult.<sup id="cite_ref-foodlabel_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foodlabel-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<th>Energy or nutrient</th>
<th>Reference Intake
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<td>Energy</td>
<td>8400 kJ / 2000 kcal
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<td>Total fat</td>
<td>70 g
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<td>Saturates</td>
<td>20 g
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<td>Carbohydrates</td>
<td>260 g
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<td>Sugars</td>
<td>90 g
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<td>Protein</td>
<td>50 g
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<td>Salt</td>
<td>6 g
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<p>These RIs are based on the requirements for an average woman with no special dietary requirements and assume an energy intake of 8400 kJ.<sup id="cite_ref-foodlabel_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foodlabel-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The information is for guidance only and should not be considered individual advice.<sup id="cite_ref-foodlabel_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foodlabel-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The change from GDA to RI on labels on pre-packaged food and drinks sold in the UK is due to <a href="Regulation_(EU)_1169/2011" class="mw-redirect" title="Regulation (EU) 1169/2011">Regulation (EU) 1169/2011</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The intention of the EU Regulation is to harmonise across Europe the content, expression and presentation of the nutrition information given to consumers.
</p><p>Since RIs are for an average adult, concerns have been raised by major retailers and manufacturers that they may face criticism for misrepresenting the contribution to the diet of products targeted at children, particularly given concerns around children's diet and <a href="Epidemiology_of_childhood_obesity" title="Epidemiology of childhood obesity">obesity levels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>RIs can be combined with <a href="Traffic_light_rating_system" title="Traffic light rating system">traffic light labeling</a> to make the information easily and rapidly understood.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Dietary_Reference_Values" class="mw-redirect" title="Dietary Reference Values">Dietary Reference Values</a> – EU/UK system of nutritional advice<span style="display:none" class="category-annotation-with-redirected-description">Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets</span></li>
<li><a href="List_of_food_labeling_regulations" title="List of food labeling regulations">List of food labeling regulations</a></li>
<li><a href="Nutrition_facts_label" title="Nutrition facts label">Nutrition facts label</a></li>
<li><a href="Reference_Daily_Intake" title="Reference Daily Intake">Reference Daily Intake</a> – US/Canada food nutrient labelling system</li>
<li><a href="Traffic_light_label" class="mw-redirect" title="Traffic light label">Traffic light label</a></li>
<li><a href="United_Kingdom_food_information_regulations" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom food information regulations">United Kingdom food information regulations</a></li></ul>
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</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180225053027/http://www.foodlabel.org.uk/label/reference-intakes.aspx">"Reference Intakes"</a>. Food and Drink Federation. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foodlabel.org.uk/label/reference-intakes.aspx">the original</a> on 25 February 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 April</span> 2014</span>.</cite></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140517064728/http://www.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk/recipes-inspiration/healthier-eating/health-advice/health-labelling/multi-colour-traffic-light-labelling/">"Traffic Light Labelling"</a>. <i>Traffic Light Labelling</i>. J Sainsbury plc. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk/recipes-inspiration/healthier-eating/health-advice/health-labelling/multi-colour-traffic-light-labelling/">the original</a> on 17 May 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 June</span> 2014</span>.</cite></span>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ec.europa.eu/nuhclaims/">EU Register of nutrition and health claims made on foods</a></li></ul>
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