Selenium

Mineral
Daily Value 55 µg

How much

The Daily Value for selenium is 55 µg a day. It's the reference amount food labels use for adults and children 4 years and older.2

Reference values, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or registered dietitian about your own needs. Read the disclaimer

Top food sources

Each food at its first USDA household measure, with the share of the Daily Value.

  1. Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched2,550 µg · 4636% DV1 cup, whole (133 g)
  2. Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, with salt added607 µg · 1104% DV1 cup (144 g)
  3. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, braised436 µg · 793% DV1 cup (140 g)
  4. Kidney383 µg · 697% DV1 kidney (230 g)
  5. Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted265 µg · 482% DV1 breast (863 g)
  6. Flax seeds228 µg · 415% DV1 cup (168 g)
  7. Lobster with bread stuffing, baked219 µg · 398% DV1 lobster (400 g)
  8. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw215 µg · 390% DV4 oz (113 g)
  9. Mixed nuts, unroasted209 µg · 380% DV1 cup (142 g)
  10. Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced205 µg · 374% DV1 cup, sifted (107 g)

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central .
  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food .