Selenium in Foods

Essential trace mineral with antioxidant properties, important for thyroid function and immune defense.

Top animal source 693.0 µg
Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native) > 99% of all foods
Top plant source 1917.0 µg
Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched > 99% of all foods

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Top Animal Sources

Food Selenium (µg) All foods
1 Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native)
693.0
> 99%
2 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised
311.5
> 99%
3 Sea lion, Steller, kidney (Alaska Native)
274.0
> 99%
4 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised
218.8
> 99%
5 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)
194.0
> 99%
6 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced
192.0
> 99%
7 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw
190.0
> 99%
8 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered
168.0
> 99%
9 Egg, whole, dried
164.7
> 99%
10 Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat
154.0
> 99%
11 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted
147.8
> 99%
12 Turkey, young hen, skin only, cooked, roasted
144.1
> 99%
13 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw
141.0
> 99%
14 Egg, yolk, dried
139.3
> 99%
15 Egg substitute, powder
127.7
> 99%
16 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw
126.9
> 99%
17 Egg, white, dried
125.1
> 99%
18 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced
125.1
> 99%
19 Sea lion, Steller, heart (Alaska Native)
122.0
> 99%
20 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced
121.1
> 99%
21 Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native)
119.0
> 99%
22 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced
116.8
> 99%
23 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried
116.1
> 99%
24 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)
113.0
> 99%
25 Sea lion, Steller, meat (Alaska Native)
111.8
> 99%
26 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised
111.4
> 99%
27 Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat
108.2
> 99%
28 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, cooked, boiled
105.2
> 99%
29 Steelhead trout, dried, flesh (Shoshone Bannock)
105.0
> 99%
30 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, kidney, cooked, soaked and fried
105.0
> 99%
31 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried
104.2
> 99%
32 Fish, salmon, chum, dried (Alaska Native)
103.8
> 99%
33 Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, raw
103.3
> 99%
34 Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)
103.0
> 99%
35 Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked, simmered
102.3
> 99%
36 Chicken, roasting, giblets, cooked, simmered
100.1
> 99%
37 Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised
100.0
> 99%
38 Chicken, capons, giblets, cooked, simmered
95.0
> 99%
39 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, kidney, raw
93.6
> 99%
40 Fish, whitefish, eggs (Alaska Native)
92.8
> 99%

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