Table 1.

Selenium Concentrations in various food items

Sources	Selenium concentration (mg/kg)	Major selenium species	References
Brazil nuts	0.03–515	SeMet	Hart et al. (2011)
Bread	0.01–30	SeMet/selenate
Cereals	0.02–35	SeMet/selenate
Rice	0.05–0.08	SeMet
Onions	0.02–0.05	SeMet/Sec
Garlic	0.05–1.0	SeMet/Sec
Broccoli	0.5–1.0	SeMet/selenate
Potatoes	0.12	SeMet
Lentils	0.24–0.36	SeMet/selenate
Meat and meat products
Beef	0.42–0.142	SeMet	Banuelos et al. (2013)
Chicken	0.081–0.142	SeMet/Sec
Fish	0.1–5.0	SeMet/selenite/selenate
Eggs	3–25	SeMet/Sec
Pork	0.032–0.198	SeMet/selenate
Lamb	0.033–0.260	SeMet
Milk and dairy products	0.01–0.03	Sec/selenite
Yeast	0.6–15	SeMet