Vitamin A Daily Value: 900 mcg RAE
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin A is 900 mcg RAE for adults and children 4+.
Vitamin A in IU is not converted here, so enter it in mcg RAE.
Key facts
- Adults & children 4+
- 900 mcg RAE
- Ages 1–3
- 300 mcg RAE
- Pregnant/lactating
- 1,300 mcg RAE
- Infants
- 500 mcg RAE
- On labels until 2020/2021
- 5,000 IU · new unit Source (opens in a new tab)
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg RAE, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0% FDA guidance (nonbinding): nearest 10 mcg RAE
- 20% DV (high)
- 180 mcg RAE
The unit changed. IU to mcg RAE has no single factor. It depends on the source: retinol or one of several carotenoids. So we do not compare the two numbers.
Common amounts of vitamin A
Per serving, adults and children 4+.
- 50 mcg RAE is 6%
- 100 mcg RAE is 10%
- 500 mcg RAE is 60%
- 1,000 mcg RAE is 110%
Vitamin A Daily Value: 300 mcg RAE
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin A is 300 mcg RAE for children 1–3 years.
- Adults & children 4+
- 900 mcg RAE
- Ages 1–3
- 300 mcg RAE
- Pregnant/lactating
- 1,300 mcg RAE
- Infants
- 500 mcg RAE
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg RAE, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 60 mcg RAE
Per serving, children 1–3 years.
- 10 mcg RAE is 4%
- 20 mcg RAE is 6%
- 50 mcg RAE is 15%
- 100 mcg RAE is 35%
- 200 mcg RAE is 70%
Vitamin A Daily Value: 1,300 mcg RAE
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin A is 1,300 mcg RAE for pregnant and lactating women.
- Adults & children 4+
- 900 mcg RAE
- Ages 1–3
- 300 mcg RAE
- Pregnant/lactating
- 1,300 mcg RAE
- Infants
- 500 mcg RAE
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg RAE, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 260 mcg RAE
Per serving, pregnant and lactating women.
- 50 mcg RAE is 4%
- 100 mcg RAE is 8%
- 200 mcg RAE is 15%
- 500 mcg RAE is 40%
- 1,000 mcg RAE is 80%
Vitamin A Daily Value: 500 mcg RAE
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin A is 500 mcg RAE for infants through 12 months.
- Adults & children 4+
- 900 mcg RAE
- Ages 1–3
- 300 mcg RAE
- Pregnant/lactating
- 1,300 mcg RAE
- Infants
- 500 mcg RAE
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mcg RAE, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 100 mcg RAE
Per serving, infants through 12 months.
- 20 mcg RAE is 4%
- 50 mcg RAE is 10%
- 200 mcg RAE is 40%
- 500 mcg RAE is 100%
Questions about vitamin A
What is the FDA Daily Value for vitamin A?
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin A is 900 mcg RAE for adults and children 4 years and older. On a Nutrition Facts label, a serving's %DV for vitamin A is its amount divided by 900 mcg RAE, times 100.
How do I work out the %DV for vitamin A?
Divide the amount in one serving by 900 mcg RAE and multiply by 100. Then round to the nearest 2% up to 10%, to the nearest 5% above 10% and up to 50%, and to the nearest 10% above 50%. For example, 180 mcg RAE ÷ 900 mcg RAE × 100 = 20%.
How are vitamin and mineral %DV values rounded?
The percentages for vitamins and minerals shall be expressed to the nearest 2-percent increment up to and including the 10-percent level, the nearest 5-percent increment above 10 percent and up to and including the 50-percent level, and the nearest 10-percent increment above the 50-percent level.
Vitamin A rounding rules
Amount
Vitamin A is declared to the nearest 10mcg RAE. Measuring finer than that changes nothing on the label, except below 5mcg RAE, where it is declared to the nearest 5mcg RAE so a real amount is not printed as 0.
| Amount range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to <5 | nearest 5 mcg RAE |
| ≥5 | nearest 10 mcg RAE |
These mcg RAE increments come from FDA guidance, banded by this group's Daily Value.
% Daily Value
| %DV range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10% DV | Nearest 2% |
| >10 to 50% DV | Nearest 5% |
| >50% DV | Nearest 10% |
Every %DV a label can show
What a serving has to contain for a label to print each figure. The %DV is worked out from the actual amount, before that amount is rounded.
| If the label shows | The serving must contain |
|---|---|
| Nearest 2%0 to 10% DV | |
| 0% DV | 0 mcg RAE≤ amount <9 mcg RAE |
| 2% DV | 9 mcg RAE≤ amount <27 mcg RAE |
| 4% DV | 27 mcg RAE≤ amount <45 mcg RAE |
| 6% DV | 45 mcg RAE≤ amount <63 mcg RAE |
| 8% DV | 63 mcg RAE≤ amount <81 mcg RAE |
| 10% DV | 81 mcg RAE≤ amount <112.5 mcg RAE |
| Nearest 5%>10 to 50% DV | |
| 15% DV | 112.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <157.5 mcg RAE |
| 20% DV | 157.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <202.5 mcg RAE |
| 25% DV | 202.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <247.5 mcg RAE |
| 30% DV | 247.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <292.5 mcg RAE |
| 35% DV | 292.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <337.5 mcg RAE |
| 40% DV | 337.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <382.5 mcg RAE |
| 45% DV | 382.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <427.5 mcg RAE |
| 50% DV | 427.5 mcg RAE≤ amount <495 mcg RAE |
| Nearest 10%>50% DV | |
| 60% DV | 495 mcg RAE≤ amount <585 mcg RAE |
| 70% DV | 585 mcg RAE≤ amount <675 mcg RAE |
| 80% DV | 675 mcg RAE≤ amount <765 mcg RAE |
| 90% DV | 765 mcg RAE≤ amount <855 mcg RAE |
| 100% DV | 855 mcg RAE≤ amount <945 mcg RAE |
The rules are FDA's; the inversion is ours. Ranges are inclusive at the low end and exclusive at the high end, because an exact half rounds up.
Does the vitamin A Daily Value change for children or pregnancy?
Yes. It is 300 mcg RAE for children 1 to 3 years, is 1,300 mcg RAE during pregnancy and lactation and is 500 mcg RAE for infants through 12 months.
Can I enter vitamin A in IU?
Not in this calculator. Vitamin A is declared in mcg RAE, and how much RAE a microgram gives depends on the form: 1 mcg RAE equals 1 mcg retinol, 2 mcg supplemental beta-carotene, 12 mcg dietary beta-carotene, or 24 mcg dietary alpha-carotene or beta-cryptoxanthin. An IU amount doesn't say which form it is.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Daily Values and label rounding: FDA, 21 CFR 101.9, as of 2026-02-12.
- Vitamin A Daily Value: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv).
- Vitamin A label rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii).
- %DV rounding: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iii).
- Old Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9, April 1, 2016 edition.
- 5% low and 20% high: FDA's consumer page on the lows and highs of %DV.
- Dataset: bm-regulatory US Nutrition Label Rules v17.0.0.
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