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. 2024 Jun 27;22(6):e8857. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8857

TABLE B.2 Chronic human dietary exposure to inorganic selenium and its contribution to the UL.

Population category HRP* (mg Se/kg bw per day) %UL**
Infants (4–6 months) 0.00520 83
Infants (7–11 months) 0.00520 81
Toddlers (1–3 years) 0.00550 93
Other children (4–6 years) 0.00580 116.0
Other children (7–10 years) 0.00580 128.0
Adolescents (11–14 years) 0.00310 76.8
Adolescents (15–17 years) 0.00310 81.3
Adults 0.00240 65.9
Elderly 0.00180 49.4
Very Elderly 0.00180 49.4

Abbreviations: bw, body weight; HRP, highest reliable percentile; UL, upper level.

*

The HRP calculated for the population categories defined by the defined by the EFSA FEEDAP Panel Guidance (EFSA FEEDAP Panel, 2017b) are used for the corresponding categories defined by the NDA Panel (e.g. the HRP for infants < 12 months is used for the categories of infants 4–6 months and infants 7–11 months as defined by the NDA Panel).

**

Contribution as percentage to the UL for the different population categories, as defined by the EFSA FEEDAP Panel Guidance (EFSA FEEDAP Panel, 2017b), was calculated applying the following formula: (maximum HRP × bw/UL) × 100.