Age	Daily iron requirement	Source
Up to 4 to 6 months (full-term infants)	0.27 mg	Breast milk or iron-fortified formula
4 to 6 months to 1 year (full-term infants)	11 mg	Breast milk or formula plus iron-rich foods*
1 month to 1 year (premature or low–birth-weight infants)	2 to 4 mg per kg	Iron-fortified preterm formula or iron supplementation (2 mg per kg per day) plus breast milk and iron-rich foods
1 to 3 years	7 mg	Iron-rich foods