Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI


Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI
The various agencies and organisations in the field of nutrition have defined a standard measure for the necessary daily nutritional requirements; these are the RDI or "Recommended Dietary Intake".

The RDI represents the required energy, expressed in kilo-calories or kilo-joules, which our food needs to provide every day in order to maintain good health.

75 K 4.1/5 (29 reviews)
Grade this page:
Comment Send by e-mail to a friend Follow this page
Last modified on: September 18th 2024

Overview

The RDI is expressed in average values which vary depending on factors influencing need (age, state of health, sex, morphology, etc.), and can be briefly summarized as follows:

By default, this site gives the values calculated for a woman, but it is possible to change this with one click. This will be memorised, so that all recipes will then show the values for a man, until you change again.

Composition

Apart from considering this overall energy value, it's desirable to share the total across the 3 nutritional categories.

The recommended values:

Calculations

These are the values upon which cuisine-ez.com's calculations are based, which you will see shown as percentages in the recipes.

Please note: these are only derived approximations, and should not be considered as correct and precise values; they are for guidance only. Unfortunately mistakes can occur in conversion or calculation.

Important: The use of the information given in a recipe in the context of a diet, without medical supervision, is strongly discouraged. The author can in no way be held responsible in any case of health problems arising from such a use.

Further information

You can consult the following Wikipedia articles on this subject: Food energy, Nutrition, Diet, and also the ingredients chart for the recipes on this site.

Back to top of page

Other pages you may also like
Nutritional information and ingredients
Nutritional information and ingredients
For each recipe you will find on this site, dietary information is calculated. It is thus presented to you: Protein weight in grams (gr)Weight of carbohydrates in grams (gr)The weight of lipids in grams (gr)And finally the energy value, expressed in kilo-calories (1 kilo-calorie = 1000 calories) and...
August 29th 2023601 K3.5
List of all pages
List of all pages
Here you'll find a list of all the pages published on the site, excluding recipes and blog posts, sorted by theme.
August 29th 2024485 K3.6
Cooking with herbs
Cooking with herbs
Herbs: there's nothing else so small that can add so much to a recipe. They are not only for garnishing, but are a true part of the dish, sometimes one of the main ingredients. A small example of the "power" of herbs: you make a chopped carrot salad, which is very good with a vinaigrette, but if you...
June 3rd 2024222 K 13.9
Films and papers in the kitchen
Films and papers in the kitchen
It's now fairly easy to find a range of papers and plastic films that are invaluable, and sometimes indispensable, kitchen aids. Here's a quick overview of the main products available, and what you can and can't do with them.
August 29th 2023611 K 93.6
Ice-cream and sorbets
Ice-cream and sorbets
Making homemade ice cream may seem complex, but with the right methods and a few tricks, you can achieve a creamy texture and incomparable flavors. On this page, we'll be revealing the secrets of successful homemade ice cream, guiding you step by step through the various stages of preparation. ...
August 12th 2024471 K4.0

Post a comment or question
Posted by
I am not a leaving thing

Follow this page

Receive an e-mail as soon as this page is modified or receives a new comment.

I am not a leaving thing
We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page