Foods high in selenium

Brazil nuts tops the list with 1,917 µg per 100 g. The Daily Value for selenium is 55 µg. Ranked from 15,516 USDA foods; unusual items like supplements' raw ingredients and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
All foodsBakedBeefBeveragesBreakfast CerealsCereal Grains & PastaDairy & EggFast FoodsFats & OilsFinfish & ShellfishFruits & Fruit JuicesLamb, Veal, & GameLegumes & LegumeMeals, Entrees, & Side DishesNut & SeedPorkPoultryRestaurant FoodsSausages & Luncheon MeatsSnacksSoups, Sauces, & GraviesSweetsVegetables & Vegetable
  1. 1Brazil nutsNuts and seeds1,917 µg3485% DV
  2. 2Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products1,917 µg3485% DV
  3. 3Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products422 µg766% DV
  4. 4Raw Brazil nutsNut and Seed Products280 µg510% DV
  5. 5Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products192 µg349% DV
  6. 6KidneyLiver and organ meats167 µg303% DV
  7. 7Dried whole eggsDairy and Egg Products165 µg299% DV
  8. 8Pacific oyster, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products154 µg280% DV
  9. 9Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products148 µg269% DV
  10. 10Raw mixed nutsNuts and seeds147 µg267% DV
  11. 11Unsalted mixed nuts without peanutsNuts and seeds143 µg259% DV
  12. 12Salted mixed nuts without peanutsNuts and seeds142 µg257% DV
  13. 13Dried egg yolksDairy and Egg Products139 µg253% DV
  14. 14Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products139 µg253% DV
  15. 15Flax seedsNuts and seeds136 µg247% DV
  16. 16Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products136 µg247% DV
  17. 17Egg substitute powderDairy and Egg Products128 µg232% DV
  18. 18Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products125 µg227% DV
  19. 19Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products125 µg227% DV
  20. 20Fortified puffed wheat cerealBreakfast Cereals123 µg224% DV
  21. 21Quaker Puffed Wheat cerealBreakfast Cereals123 µg224% DV
  22. 22Whole egg, dried, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products121 µg220% DV
  23. 23Dried shrimpShellfish119 µg216% DV
  24. 24Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products117 µg212% DV
  25. 25Tuna, cookedFish113 µg205% DV
  26. 26Fresh yellowfin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products108 µg197% DV
  27. 27New Zealand lamb kidney, cooked, soaked and friedLamb, Veal, and Game Products105 µg191% DV
  28. 28Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products104 µg190% DV
  29. 29Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products104 µg190% DV
  30. 30Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products104 µg189% DV
  31. 31Turkey liver, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products102 µg186% DV
  32. 32Simmered roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products100 µg182% DV
  33. 33Capon giblets, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products95 µg173% DV
  34. 34New Zealand lamb kidney, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products93.6 µg170% DV
  35. 35Fresh yellowfin tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products90.6 µg165% DV
  36. 36Tuna, rawFish90.6 µg165% DV
  37. 37Simmered stewing chicken gibletsPoultry Products90.4 µg164% DV
  38. 38Common octopus, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products89.6 µg163% DV
  39. 39Cooked blue musselFinfish and Shellfish Products89.6 µg163% DV
  40. 40Cooked whelkFinfish and Shellfish Products89.6 µg163% DV
  41. 41Cuttlefish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products89.6 µg163% DV
  42. 42Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta89.4 µg163% DV
  43. 43Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta89.4 µg163% DV
  44. 44Orange roughy, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products88.3 µg161% DV
  45. 45Uncle Sam CerealBreakfast Cereals88.3 µg161% DV
  46. 46Chicken liver, pan-friedPoultry Products88.2 µg160% DV
  47. 47High protein Herbalife powderProtein and nutritional powders87.5 µg159% DV
  48. 48High protein nutritional powderProtein and nutritional powders87.5 µg159% DV
  49. 49High protein nutritional shake mix, powderBeverages87.5 µg159% DV
  50. 50Chicken liver, simmeredPoultry Products82.4 µg150% DV
  51. 51Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta81.5 µg148% DV
  52. 52LobsterShellfish80.5 µg146% DV
  53. 53Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products80.4 µg146% DV
  54. 54Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products80.4 µg146% DV
  55. 55Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products79.3 µg144% DV
  56. 56Plain unsalted sunflower seedsNuts and seeds79.3 µg144% DV
  57. 57Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products79.3 µg144% DV
  58. 58Sunflower seedsNuts and seeds79.3 µg144% DV
  59. 59Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta79.2 µg144% DV
  60. 60Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta78.8 µg143% DV
  61. 61Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta78.8 µg143% DV
  62. 62Plain salted sunflower seedsNuts and seeds78.4 µg143% DV
  63. 63Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products78.2 µg142% DV
  64. 64Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products78.2 µg142% DV
  65. 65Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta77.6 µg141% DV
  66. 66Dry whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta77.6 µg141% DV
  67. 67Wheat branNot included in a food category77.6 µg141% DV
  68. 68Farmed eastern oyster, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products77.5 µg141% DV
  69. 69Raw Pacific oysterFinfish and Shellfish Products77 µg140% DV
  70. 70Whole grain pasta, 51% wheat, dryCereal Grains and Pasta76.8 µg140% DV
  71. 71Wild yellowfin tuna, frozenFinfish and Shellfish Products76.5 µg139% DV
  72. 72Pacific rockfish, mixed, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products76.2 µg139% DV
  73. 73Canned light tuna in oil, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products76 µg138% DV
  74. 74Canned light tuna in oil, drained solidsFinfish and Shellfish Products76 µg138% DV
  75. 75Flavored sunflower seedsNuts and seeds75.7 µg138% DV
  76. 76Whole-wheat matzoBaked Products75.1 µg137% DV
  77. 77Unsalted mixed nuts with peanutsNuts and seeds74.4 µg135% DV
  78. 78Lightly salted mixed nuts with peanutsNuts and seeds74.1 µg135% DV
  79. 79Mixed nutsNuts and seeds73.8 µg134% DV
  80. 80NutsNuts and seeds73.8 µg134% DV
  81. 81Salted mixed nuts with peanutsNuts and seeds73.8 µg134% DV
  82. 82Salted mackerelFinfish and Shellfish Products73.4 µg133% DV
  83. 83Cooked northern lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products73.1 µg133% DV
  84. 84Wild snapper, frozenFinfish and Shellfish Products71.4 µg130% DV
  85. 85Trail mix with nutsNuts and seeds71.4 µg130% DV
  86. 86Turkey giblets, simmeredPoultry Products71.1 µg129% DV
  87. 87Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta70.7 µg129% DV
  88. 88Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta70.7 µg129% DV
  89. 89Wheatena cereal, dryBreakfast Cereals70.7 µg129% DV
  90. 90Whole wheat hot natural cereal, dryBreakfast Cereals70.7 µg129% DV
  91. 91Canned light tuna in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products70.6 µg128% DV
  92. 92Whole wheat pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta69.4 µg126% DV
  93. 93Wild Chilean sea bass, frozenFinfish and Shellfish Products69.4 µg126% DV
  94. 94Turkey liver, rawPoultry Products68.7 µg125% DV
  95. 95Swordfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products68.5 µg125% DV
  96. 96AnchovyFish68.1 µg124% DV
  97. 97European anchovy, canned in oil, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products68.1 µg124% DV
  98. 98Raw goose liverPoultry Products68.1 µg124% DV
  99. 99Light canned tuna in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products67.8 µg123% DV
  100. 100TunaFish67.8 µg123% DV

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Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.