Minerals

Foods Highest in Selenium

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by selenium content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

MineralsUnit: ug per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 1,917 ug
Highest per 100g

Number one

Nut, brazil, raw or blanched, unsalted

Seed and nut products and dishes

1,917ug per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	ug/100g
1Nut, brazil, raw or blanched, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,917
2Mustard powder	Miscellaneous	160
3Mullet, yelloweye, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	110
4Mullet, yelloweye, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	98.6
5Sardine, Australian, whole, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	97.4
6Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	97.4
7Sardine, Australian, whole, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	97.0
8Mussel, blue, steamed	Fish and seafood products and dishes	96.0
9Gemfish, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	84.6
10Sprat, blue, wild caught, flesh, skin & bones, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	82.8
11Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	78.6
12Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	72.6
13Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	72.6
14Mullet, yelloweye, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	72.0
15Gemfish, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	71.0
16Anchovy, canned in oil, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	68.1
17Whiting, King George, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	68.0
18Chickpea, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	68.0
19Flour, chickpea (besan)	Legume and pulse products and dishes	68.0
20Protein powder, whey based, protein >70%, unfortified	Special dietary foods	67.0
21Blue grenadier (hoki), fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	65.8
22Chicken, liver, fried, added butter	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	64.9
23Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	64.4
24Prawn, endeavour, wild, flesh, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	62.2
25Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	60.0
26Flour, soya (soy)	Legume and pulse products and dishes	58.9
27Flathead, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	58.0
28Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	57.5
29Oyster, Sydney rock, aquacultured, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	57.3
30Blue grenadier (hoki), fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	57.1
31Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	56.0
32Squid or calamari, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	56.0
33Ginger, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	55.8
34Whiting, King George, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	55.0
35Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	54.8
36Chicken, liver, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	54.6
37Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	52.0
38Gemfish, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	51.9
39Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	50.7
40Mulloway, fillet baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	50.7
41Bream, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	50.0
42Morwong, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	50.0
43Mustard, cream style	Savoury sauces and condiments	50.0
44Mackerel, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	50.0
45Octopus, boiled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	49.8
46Mulloway, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	49.0
47Tuna, flavoured, canned in oil	Fish and seafood products and dishes	48.0
48Blue grenadier (hoki), fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	48.0
49Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	47.9
50Oyster, aquacultured, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	47.3

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

Highest in Calcium Highest in Iron Highest in Protein Highest in Vitamin C Highest in Fibre Highest in Potassium Highest in Zinc Highest in Magnesium Highest in Sodium Highest in Folate Highest in Cholesterol Highest in Sugar

Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where selenium value is zero or not measured.