Table 1.

Typical Selenium levels in food from selected countries.

Food	Selenium Level (µg/kg)	Country	Reference
Milk and dairy products
Milk	10.7–16.2	Greece	[35]
Milk	10.0–14.0	Switzerland	[36]
Milk	60.0	Korea	[37]
Milk	22.5–25.9	Australia	[38]
Cheese	24.1–95.4	Greece	[35]
Cheese	70.0–78.9	Australia	[38]
Meat and eggs
Beef	33.5–6.31	Greece	[35]
Beef	67 ± 23	Switzerland	[36]
Beef	324	Korea	[37]
Lamb	80	Switzerland	[36]
Chicken	76.3–82.4	Greece	[35]
Chicken	114 ± 17	Switzerland	[36]
Pork	90.0–98.2	Greece	[35]
Pork	115 ± 75	Switzerland	[36]
Pork	174–199	Korea	[37]
Eggs	56.4–181.1	Greece	[35]
Eggs	190–414	Australia	[38]
Cereals
Bread	37.9–150.2	Greece	[35]
Bread	23–48	Switzerland	[36]
Bread	216	Korea	[37]
Bread	92.6–125	Australia	[38]
Rice	17.7–20.5	Greece	[35]
Rice	50	Korea	[37]
Rice	25	Australia	[38]
Fruit and vegetables
Apple	1.1–1.9	Greece	[35]
Banana	4.3–5.7	Greece	[35]
Pear	4.7–7.9	Greece	[35]
Broccoli	6.1–11.8	Greece	[35]
Broccoli	6	Korea	[37]
Carrot	3.6–8.5	Greece	[35]
Potato	3.1–6.0	Greece	[35]
Fish and seafood
Sardine	261.5–332.8	Greece	[35]
Trout	28.7–96.9	Greece	[35]
White fish	210 ± 58	Switzerland	[36]
Perch	303 ± 46	Switzerland	[36]
Tuna	659	Korea	[37]
Shrimp	251	Korea	[37]
Fish	120–632	Australia	[38]