Nutrient Food Sources
Selenium
The mineral selenium is important for antioxidant levels in the body and helps to protect cell membranes from damage from the process of oxidation. Selenium works synergistically with other antioxidant nutrients, particularly vitamin E.
| Food Sources of selenium | Amount (µg/100g) |
| Beef | 11 |
| Blackeye beans | 7 |
| Blackstrap molasses | n/a |
| Brazil nuts | 254 |
| Brown rice | 10 |
| Calf’s liver | 27 |
| Cashew nuts | 34 |
| Cheese, cheddar | 6 |
| Cheese, mozzarella | 6 |
| Chicken | 14 |
| Cod | 28 |
| Crab | 84 |
| Mushrooms | 9 |
| Egg | 11 |
| Haddock | 27 |
| Kidney beans | 6 |
| Lamb | 4 |
| Lemon sole | 73 |
| Lentils | 40 |
| Mozzarella cheese | 6 |
| Mung beans | 16 |
| Mushrooms | 12 |
| Pecan nuts | 12 |
| Raisins | 8 |
| Salmon | 31 |
| Sardines | 49 |
| Soya beans | 5 |
| Sunflower seeds | 49 |
| Tuna | 78 |
| Turkey | 15 |
| Venison | 14 |
| Wholemeal flour | 6 |
(n/a = figures not yet available)
Source: McCance and Widdowson’s The Composition of Foods (6th Edition)