Reference values on nutrition labels representing the Daily Reference Values (DRV’s) and Reference Daily Intakes (RDI’s). The percent DV shows how the amount of a nutrient in a serving of food fits into a 2,000-calorie reference diet.
Daily Values (DVs) are established by the Food and Drug Administration for food labeling and include the Daily Reference Values, or DRVs, and Reference Daily Intakes, or RDIs. Food labels describe the amount of a specific nutrient in a serving of a particular food as providing a certain percentage of the Daily Value, or DV, for that nutrient. For some nutrients (such as vitamins, minerals, protein, and so forth) the goal is to meet the DV for the average. For other nutrients (such as sodium, cholesterol, saturated fat, and so on) the goal is to keep the average day’s intake below the established value.
A recommendation, developed by nutrition experts in the United States government, for the amount of a specific nutrient that the average person should obtain each day.
Information found in food labels that provide a guide to the nutrients in one serving of food and is based on a 2000 kilocalorie diet.