Foods high in selenium

Simmered roasting chicken giblets tops the list with 60.7 µg per 100 calories. The Daily Value for selenium is 55 µg. Ranked from 11,720 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
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  1. 1Simmered roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products60.7 µg
  2. 2Capon giblets, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products57.9 µg
  3. 3Turkey liver, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products54.1 µg
  4. 4Turkey liver, rawPoultry Products53.7 µg
  5. 5Chicken liver, pan-friedPoultry Products51.3 µg
  6. 6Raw goose liverPoultry Products51.2 µg
  7. 7Chicken liver, simmeredPoultry Products49.3 µg
  8. 8Domestic duck liver, rawPoultry Products49.3 µg
  9. 9Simmered stewing chicken gibletsPoultry Products46.6 µg
  10. 10Chicken liver, rawPoultry Products45.9 µg
  11. 11Chicken giblets, rawPoultry Products44.5 µg
  12. 12Raw roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products42.6 µg
  13. 13Capon giblets, rawPoultry Products42.5 µg
  14. 14Turkey giblets, simmeredPoultry Products41.1 µg
  15. 15Turkey giblets, rawPoultry Products39.8 µg
  16. 16Simmered chicken gibletsPoultry Products38 µg
  17. 17Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products37.6 µg
  18. 18Emu outside drum, rawPoultry Products35.2 µg
  19. 19Raw stewing chicken gibletsPoultry Products33.4 µg
  20. 20Ostrich inside leg, rawPoultry Products32.8 µg
  21. 21Turkey heart, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products32.6 µg
  22. 22Ostrich outside leg, rawPoultry Products31.8 µg
  23. 23Emu inside drum, broiledPoultry Products31.8 µg
  24. 24Ostrich outside strip, rawPoultry Products31.6 µg
  25. 25Emu fan fillet, rawPoultry Products31.6 µg
  26. 26Emu full rump, broiledPoultry Products31 µg
  27. 27Emu flat fillet, rawPoultry Products30.9 µg
  28. 28Ostrich tip trimmed, rawPoultry Products30.9 µg
  29. 29Ostrich round, rawPoultry Products30.9 µg
  30. 30Emu fan fillet, broiledPoultry Products29.9 µg
  31. 31Turkey skin, roastedPoultry Products29.9 µg
  32. 32Ostrich fan, rawPoultry Products29.8 µg
  33. 33Ostrich top loin, rawPoultry Products29.7 µg
  34. 34Ostrich tenderloin, rawPoultry Products29.6 µg
  35. 35Ostrich inside strip, rawPoultry Products29.5 µg
  36. 36Ostrich oyster, cookedPoultry Products29.2 µg
  37. 37Emu inside drum, rawPoultry Products29.1 µg
  38. 38Emu full rump, rawPoultry Products29 µg
  39. 39Turkey and gravy, frozenPoultry Products28.7 µg
  40. 40Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, grilledPoultry Products28.6 µg
  41. 41Emu top loin, broiledPoultry Products28.6 µg
  42. 42Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products28.5 µg
  43. 43Turkey gizzard, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products28.5 µg
  44. 44Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, braisedPoultry Products27.7 µg
  45. 45BBQ rotisserie chicken wing, meat onlyPoultry Products27.5 µg
  46. 46Raw chicken gizzardsPoultry Products27.1 µg
  47. 47Ostrich oyster, rawPoultry Products27 µg
  48. 48Simmered chicken gizzardsPoultry Products26.7 µg
  49. 49Ground emu, pan-broiledPoultry Products26.7 µg
  50. 50Smoked turkey, cooked, skin and bone removedPoultry Products26.5 µg
  51. 51Turkey gizzard, rawPoultry Products25.9 µg
  52. 52Rotisserie chicken wing, meat only, cookedPoultry Products25.9 µg
  53. 53Ostrich inside leg, cookedPoultry Products25.9 µg
  54. 54Ostrich tip trimmed, cookedPoultry Products25.9 µg
  55. 55Turkey heart, rawPoultry Products25.3 µg
  56. 56Chicken breast, skinless, boneless, with solution, rawPoultry Products24.4 µg
  57. 57Ostrich outside strip, cookedPoultry Products24.4 µg
  58. 58Turkey light meat, meat only, roastedPoultry Products23.8 µg
  59. 59Roasted turkey back, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products23.8 µg
  60. 60Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products23.8 µg
  61. 61Turkey wing, meat only, with added solution, roastedPoultry Products23.8 µg
  62. 62Ostrich top loin, cookedPoultry Products23.6 µg
  63. 63Rotisserie chicken back, meat only, cookedPoultry Products23.6 µg
  64. 64Ostrich inside strip, cookedPoultry Products23.1 µg
  65. 65Turkey neck, meat only, rawPoultry Products22.9 µg
  66. 66Ground emu, rawPoultry Products22.8 µg
  67. 67Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products22.6 µg
  68. 68Turkey light meat, meat only, rawPoultry Products22.5 µg
  69. 69Turkey neck, meat only, simmeredPoultry Products22.3 µg
  70. 70Raw turkey breast, meat only, with solutionPoultry Products22.3 µg
  71. 71Turkey wing, meat only, with added solution, rawPoultry Products22.3 µg
  72. 72Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products22.2 µg
  73. 73Boneless turkey roast, frozen, seasoned, rawPoultry Products22.1 µg
  74. 74Whole turkey, meat only, roastedPoultry Products21.9 µg
  75. 75Turkey drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products21.7 µg
  76. 76Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat only, cookedPoultry Products21.7 µg
  77. 77Whole turkey, meat only, rawPoultry Products21.3 µg
  78. 78Emu oyster, rawPoultry Products21.1 µg
  79. 79Chicken drumstick, raw, meat only, added solutionPoultry Products21.1 µg
  80. 80Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products21.1 µg
  81. 81Turkey drumstick, meat only, rawPoultry Products20.8 µg
  82. 82Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products20.8 µg
  83. 83Turkey thigh, meat only, rawPoultry Products20.7 µg
  84. 84Turkey dark meat, meat only, rawPoultry Products20.7 µg
  85. 85Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, breast, meat only, boneless, cooked without skin, broiledPoultry Products20.7 µg
  86. 86Chicken thigh, roasted, meat only, added solutionPoultry Products20.5 µg
  87. 87Turkey light meat, roastedPoultry Products20.5 µg
  88. 88Turkey breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products20.5 µg
  89. 89Turkey wing, meat only, roastedPoultry Products20.5 µg
  90. 90Pre-basted turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products20.4 µg
  91. 91Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products20.3 µg
  92. 92Raw turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products20.1 µg
  93. 93Chicken drumstick, meat only, braisedPoultry Products20 µg
  94. 94Ground ostrich, rawPoultry Products20 µg
  95. 95Turkey breast, meat only, rawPoultry Products19.9 µg
  96. 96Turkey light meat, rawPoultry Products19.9 µg
  97. 97Turkey dark meat, roasted, meat only, added solutionPoultry Products19.9 µg
  98. 98Turkey drumstick, meat only, with solution, roastedPoultry Products19.9 µg
  99. 99Turkey thigh, meat only, with solution, roastedPoultry Products19.9 µg
  100. 100Turkey back, meat only, rawPoultry Products19.8 µg

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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.