Daily recommended nutrient intake can also be achieved through foods. One medium potato with skin for example, contains 15% of the daily potassium requirement. — PIXABAY/Pexels
It can be confusing trying to understand what food nutrition labels mean, even when they refer to simple things such as the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) for nutrients. Most people would reasonably assume that the RDA refers to the average amount of a nutrient required daily by people to remain healthy. However, this is quite wrong.
The real RDA
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