Daily Value
Daily Value
Daily Value (DV) is a term used on food labeling to indicate the percentage of a nutrient that a serving of the food contributes to a daily diet. The DV is based on a 2,000-calorie diet for healthy adults.
Pronunciation
Daily Value: /ˈdeɪ.li ˈvæl.juː/
Etymology
The term "Daily Value" originates from the English words "daily", meaning occurring every day, and "value", meaning the regard that something is held to deserve.
Definition
The Daily Value is a guide to the nutrients in one serving of food. For example, if the label lists 15 percent for calcium, it means that one serving provides 15 percent of the calcium you need each day. DVs are based on a 2,000-calorie diet for healthy adults.
Related Terms
- Nutrient: A substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce.
- Food labeling: A method of communication to consumers of the nutritional content of food products.
- Calorie: A unit of energy used in nutrition.
- Diet (nutrition): The sum of food consumed by a person or other organism.
See Also
- Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA): The average daily dietary nutrient intake level sufficient to meet the nutrient requirement of nearly all (97–98 percent) healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group.
- Dietary Reference Intake (DRI): A system of nutrition recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Daily Value
- Wikipedia's article - Daily Value
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