Vitamin E Daily Value: 15 mg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin E is 15 mg for adults and children 4+.
Key facts
- Adults & children 4+
- 15 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 6 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 19 mg
- Infants
- 5 mg
- On labels until 2020/2021
- 30 IU · new unit Source (opens in a new tab)
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0% FDA guidance (nonbinding): nearest 0.1 mg
- 20% DV (high)
- 3 mg
The unit changed. IU to mg has no single factor. It depends on whether the vitamin E is natural (RRR) or synthetic (all rac) alpha-tocopherol. So we do not compare the two numbers.
Common amounts of vitamin E
Per serving, adults and children 4+.
- 0.5 mg is 4%
- 1 mg is 6%
- 2 mg is 15%
- 5 mg is 35%
- 10 mg is 70%
- 20 mg is 130%
Vitamin E Daily Value: 6 mg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin E is 6 mg for children 1–3 years.
- Adults & children 4+
- 15 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 6 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 19 mg
- Infants
- 5 mg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 1.2 mg
Per serving, children 1–3 years.
- 0.2 mg is 4%
- 0.5 mg is 8%
- 1 mg is 15%
- 2 mg is 35%
- 5 mg is 80%
Vitamin E Daily Value: 19 mg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin E is 19 mg for pregnant and lactating women.
- Adults & children 4+
- 15 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 6 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 19 mg
- Infants
- 5 mg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 3.8 mg
Per serving, pregnant and lactating women.
- 1 mg is 6%
- 2 mg is 10%
- 5 mg is 25%
- 10 mg is 50%
- 20 mg is 110%
Vitamin E Daily Value: 5 mg
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin E is 5 mg for infants through 12 months.
- Adults & children 4+
- 15 mg
- Ages 1–3
- 6 mg
- Pregnant/lactating
- 19 mg
- Infants
- 5 mg
- Label rounding
- Regulation: in mg, to the precision of the Daily Value; more decimals allowed for small amounts; under 2% DV may show 0%
- 20% DV (high)
- 1 mg
Per serving, infants through 12 months.
- 0.2 mg is 4%
- 0.5 mg is 10%
- 2 mg is 40%
- 5 mg is 100%
Questions about vitamin E
What is the FDA Daily Value for vitamin E?
The FDA Daily Value for vitamin E is 15 mg for adults and children 4 years and older. On a Nutrition Facts label, a serving's %DV for vitamin E is its amount divided by 15 mg, times 100.
How do I work out the %DV for vitamin E?
Divide the amount in one serving by 15 mg 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, 3 mg ÷ 15 mg × 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 E rounding rules
Amount
Vitamin E is declared to the nearest 0.1mg. Measuring finer than that changes nothing on the label, except below 0.05mg, where it is declared to the nearest 0.01mg so a real amount is not printed as 0.
| Amount range | Rounding rule |
|---|---|
| 0 to <0.05 | nearest 0.01 mg |
| ≥0.05 | nearest 0.1 mg |
These mg 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 mg≤ amount <0.15 mg |
| 2% DV | 0.15 mg≤ amount <0.45 mg |
| 4% DV | 0.45 mg≤ amount <0.75 mg |
| 6% DV | 0.75 mg≤ amount <1.05 mg |
| 8% DV | 1.05 mg≤ amount <1.35 mg |
| 10% DV | 1.35 mg≤ amount <1.875 mg |
| Nearest 5%>10 to 50% DV | |
| 15% DV | 1.875 mg≤ amount <2.625 mg |
| 20% DV | 2.625 mg≤ amount <3.375 mg |
| 25% DV | 3.375 mg≤ amount <4.125 mg |
| 30% DV | 4.125 mg≤ amount <4.875 mg |
| 35% DV | 4.875 mg≤ amount <5.625 mg |
| 40% DV | 5.625 mg≤ amount <6.375 mg |
| 45% DV | 6.375 mg≤ amount <7.125 mg |
| 50% DV | 7.125 mg≤ amount <8.25 mg |
| Nearest 10%>50% DV | |
| 60% DV | 8.25 mg≤ amount <9.75 mg |
| 70% DV | 9.75 mg≤ amount <11.25 mg |
| 80% DV | 11.25 mg≤ amount <12.75 mg |
| 90% DV | 12.75 mg≤ amount <14.25 mg |
| 100% DV | 14.25 mg≤ amount <15.75 mg |
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 E Daily Value change for children or pregnancy?
Yes. It is 6 mg for children 1 to 3 years, is 19 mg during pregnancy and lactation and is 5 mg for infants through 12 months.
How do I convert vitamin E from IU to mg?
It depends on the form. For natural vitamin E (RRR-α-tocopherol), 1 IU is 0.67 mg. For synthetic vitamin E (all-rac-α-tocopherol), 1 IU is 0.45 mg.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Daily Values and label rounding: FDA, 21 CFR 101.9, as of 2026-02-12.
- Vitamin E Daily Value: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv).
- Vitamin E 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.
- IU conversions: FDA's 2019 unit-conversion guidance.
- 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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