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Selenium-Rich Foods and Soil
Selenium-Rich Foods and Soil (Human Nutrition · Selenium) — "Explore selenium levels in organ meats, seafood, grains, nuts, dairy, and other foods, including B…
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- Selenium content varies substantially among foods.
- Foods with the highest selenium content
- Organ meats are among the richest selenium sources.
- Muscle meats are among the richest selenium sources.
- Seafood is among the richest selenium sources.
- Fruits and vegetables usually contain little selenium because plants do not require selenium.
- Grains and some nuts contain selenium when grown in selenium-containing soils.
- Animals fed grains from selenium-rich soils contain some selenium.
- Examples of selenium content in measured food portions
- Brazil nuts: 1 ounce, 544 micrograms.
- Shrimp: 3 ounces, 34 micrograms; crab meat: 3 ounces, 41 micrograms; salmon: 3 ounces, 40 micrograms.
- Pork: 3 ounces, 35 micrograms; ground beef: 18 micrograms; round steak: 28.5 micrograms; beef liver: 28 micrograms; chicken: 13 micrograms.
- Ricotta cheese: 1 cup, 41 micrograms; low-fat milk: 1 cup, 8 micrograms.
- Whole-wheat bread: 2 slices, 23 micrograms; couscous: 1 cup, 43 micrograms; barley: 1 cup cooked, 13.5 micrograms; black walnuts: 1 ounce, 5 micrograms.
