Selenium content in common foods
Brazil nuts : |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 19.170 mcg/g
Seal liver : ||||||||||||||||| 7.900 mcg/g (Ringed seal)
Astragalus : ||||||||||||||||||||||||| 11.750 mcg/g (Astragalus membranaceus herb)
Mixed nuts : |||||||||| 4.215 mcg/g (oil roasted, no peanuts)
Pork kidneys (braised) : |||||||| 3.115 mcg/g
Tuna (dried) : ||||||| 2.831 mcg/g
Lamb kidneys (braised) : ||||| 2.188 mcg/g
Mustard seed (ground) : ||||| 2.081 mcg/g
Smelt (dried) : ||||| 1.940 mcg/g
Egg white (dried) : ||||| 1.920 mcg/g
Pork kidneys (raw) : |||| 1.900 mcg/g
Octopus (dried) : |||| 1.698 mcg/g
Squid (dried) : |||| 1.695 mcg/g
Beef kidneys (simmered) : |||| 1.680 mcg/g
Whole egg (dried) : |||| 1.647 mcg/g
Oysters, Pacific (cooked) : |||| 1.540 mcg/g
Cod (dried, salted) : ||| 1.478 mcg/g
Lamb liver (cooked) : ||| 1.160 mcg/g
Tuna, yellowfin (cooked) : || 1.082 mcg/g
Octopus : || 0.896 mcg/g
Tuna (canned) : || 0.804 mcg/g
Sunflower seeds (roasted) : || 0.782 mcg/g
Lobster : | 0.731 mcg/g
Bacon (pork) : | 0.620 mcg/g
Chia seeds : | 0.552 mcg/g
Sardines (canned in oil) : | 0.520 mcg/g
Halibut (cooked) : | 0.470 mcg/g
Tuna (grilled) : | 0.468 mcg/g
Salmon : | 0.400 mcg/g
------ These contain less than half a microgram per gram and or not significant sources of selenium --
Beef steak : 0.330 mcg/g
Chicken breast (lean) : 0.319 mcg/g
Egg (hard-boiled) : 0.308 mcg/g
Turkey : 0.280 mcg/g
Cottage cheese : 0.200 mcg/g
Beef : 0.200 mcg/g
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