Vegetarian foods high in Selenium

Selenium survives cooking and storage well, but refining removes it. Whole grains retain more selenium than white flour; unpolished rice outranks polished. Fortification can restore what milling takes away, so check the label on refined products to see if selenium was added back.

Selenium concentrates in animal products and Brazil nuts, with seafood and poultry leading most rankings. Soil content varies by region, so the selenium in plant foods depends partly on where they grew. The ranking shows what is there per 100 g, not how much your body actually absorbs from each food.

FDA daily value: 55 mcg

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Showing 1–50 of 6,645 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV Source
1 Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched Nut and Seed Products 1917.00 mcg 3485% USDA_SR
2 Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched Nuts and Seeds 1917.00 mcg 3485% CNF
3 Sea lion, Steller, liver (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 693.00 mcg 1260% USDA_SR
4 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 421.50 mcg 766% USDA_SR
5 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted without peanuts, salted Nuts and Seeds 421.50 mcg 766% CNF
6 Nuts, brazilnuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 280.40 mcg 510% USDA_FF
7 Sea lion, Steller, kidney (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 274.00 mcg 498% USDA_SR
8 Spices, mustard seed, ground Spices and Herbs 208.10 mcg 378% USDA_SR
9 Spices, mustard seed, yellow Spices and Herbs 208.10 mcg 378% CNF
10 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 194.00 mcg 353% USDA_SR
11 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 192.00 mcg 349% USDA_SR
12 Egg, whole, dried Dairy and Egg Products 164.70 mcg 299% USDA_SR
13 Egg, chicken, dried, whole Dairy and Egg Products 164.70 mcg 299% CNF
14 Egg, yolk, dried Dairy and Egg Products 139.30 mcg 253% USDA_SR
15 Egg, chicken, yolk, dried Dairy and Egg Products 139.30 mcg 253% CNF
16 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, lightly salted Nut and Seed Products 139.10 mcg 253% USDA_SR
17 Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted without peanuts, lightly salted Nuts and Seeds 139.10 mcg 253% CNF
18 Flaxseed, ground Nut and Seed Products 135.90 mcg 247% USDA_FF
19 Egg substitute, powder Dairy and Egg Products 127.70 mcg 232% USDA_SR
20 Egg substitute, powder Dairy and Egg Products 127.70 mcg 232% CNF
21 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 125.10 mcg 227% USDA_SR
22 Egg, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 125.10 mcg 227% USDA_SR
23 Egg, chicken, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 125.10 mcg 227% CNF
24 Egg, chicken, white, dried, powder, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 125.10 mcg 227% CNF
25 Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat, puffed, fortified Breakfast Cereals 123.10 mcg 224% USDA_SR
26 Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER Puffed Wheat Breakfast Cereals 123.10 mcg 224% USDA_SR
27 Sea lion, Steller, heart (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 122.00 mcg 222% USDA_SR
28 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 121.10 mcg 220% USDA_SR
29 Egg, chicken, dried, whole, stabilized Dairy and Egg Products 121.10 mcg 220% CNF
30 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 116.80 mcg 212% USDA_SR
31 Egg, chicken, white, pan dried, flakes Dairy and Egg Products 116.80 mcg 212% CNF
32 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt Nut and Seed Products 104.40 mcg 190% USDA_SR
33 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, with salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Nut and Seed Products 104.40 mcg 190% USDA_SR
34 Seeds, sunflower seed butter, salted Nuts and Seeds 104.40 mcg 190% CNF
35 Seeds, sunflower seed butter Nuts and Seeds 104.40 mcg 190% CNF
36 Cereal, ready to eat, Heritage Flakes, Nature's Path Breakfast cereals 94.50 mcg 172% CNF
37 Wheat, durum Cereal Grains and Pasta 89.40 mcg 163% USDA_SR
38 Semolina, enriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 89.40 mcg 163% USDA_SR
39 Grains, wheat, durum Cereals, Grains and Pasta 89.40 mcg 163% CNF
40 Cereals ready-to-eat, UNCLE SAM CEREAL Breakfast Cereals 88.30 mcg 161% USDA_SR
41 Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder Beverages 87.50 mcg 159% USDA_SR
42 Beverages, high protein powder Beverages 87.50 mcg 159% CNF
43 Cereal, ready to eat, Kashi: honey puffed, Kashi Breakfast cereals 83.30 mcg 151% CNF
44 Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked Cereal Grains and Pasta 81.50 mcg 148% USDA_SR
45 Grains, wheat, kamut khorasan, uncooked Cereals, Grains and Pasta 81.50 mcg 148% CNF
46 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 80.40 mcg 146% USDA_FF
47 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, without salt Nut and Seed Products 79.30 mcg 144% USDA_SR
48 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 79.30 mcg 144% USDA_SR
49 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels from shell, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 79.30 mcg 144% USDA_SR
50 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, salted Nuts and Seeds 79.30 mcg 144% CNF

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