Used Acronyms

• AI - Adequate Intake: The recommended average daily intake level based on observed or experimentally determined approximations or estimates of nutrient intake by a group (or groups) of apparently healthy people that are assumed to be adequate—used when an RDA cannot be determined. The current AI values are available here.
• CAL - Calories or (in nutrition) kilocalories
• DIAAS - Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score
• EAA - Essential Amino Acid
• EAR - Estimated Average Requirement: The average daily nutrient intake level estimated to meet the requirement of half (50%) the healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group.
• EFSA - European Food Safety Authority
• EU - European Union
• FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• FNBIM - Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine
• KCAL - Kilocalories or (in nutrition) calories
• PDCAAS - Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score
• RDA - Recommended Daily Allowance: The average daily dietary nutrient intake level sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all (97 to 98 percent) healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group. The current RDAs are available here.
• RDI - Reference Daily Intake
• UL - Tolerable Upper Intake Level: The highest average daily nutrient intake level that is likely to pose no risk of adverse health effects to almost all (97 to 98 percent) individuals in the general population. As intake increases above the UL, the potential risk of adverse effects may increase.
• WHO - World Health Organization