Riboflavin

US Daily Value for adults: 1.3 mg · unit on labels: mg

Reference intakes

ValueUnited StatesChinaEuropean Union
Label reference valueBasis of the % on labels, fixed by each regulation; not a recommended intake1.3 mgDV · Adults and children 4+11.4 mgNRV31.4 mgNRV5
Recommended intake, adults1.3 mg (men), 1.1 mg (women)RDA · Adults 19+21.4 mg (men), 1.2 mg (women)RNI · Adults 18+41.6 mgPRI6
Upper intake levelNot listedNot listedNot derived (ND)UL7
  1. FDA, 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv), Daily Values for adults and children 4 years and older
  2. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Riboflavin fact sheet for health professionals (2022)
  3. GB 28050-2011 General rules for nutrition labelling of prepackaged foods, Appendix A nutrient reference values (NRV); value unchanged in GB 28050-2025, Appendix A (published 16 March 2025, in force 16 March 2027) (2025)
  4. Chinese Nutrition Society, Chinese Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs 2023) (2023)
  5. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex XIII Part A, nutrient reference values (consolidated text) (2011)
  6. EFSA NDA Panel, Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for riboflavin (2017)
  7. EFSA, Tolerable upper intake levels for vitamins and minerals (Scientific Committee on Food / NDA Panel) (2006)

Label values (DV, NRV) are the reference points behind the percentages on labels. Recommended intakes and upper levels are quoted from the bodies named; they vary by age, sex and life stage, and they are not advice.