Top Meats High in Selenium

About Meats and Selenium

There are quite a number of meats rich in selenium, and most of this list will provide a significant portion of your recommended daily values.

Some of the highest selenium meats include canned tuna, clams, oyster, lobster, crab meat, anchovy, pork, salmon, turkey and shrimp. Other selenium rich meats are trout, chicken breast, prosciutto, spam, surimi imitation crab, beef, ham, sausage, chicken and bacon.

We calculated the top meats for selenium by both their common measurement as well as in 200 calories, including by gender daily requirements. Here are the details for top 20 meats highest in selenium.

Food nutritional data is sourced from USDA and NIH. [3][4]

Adult DV (Female or Male)

Canned Tuna

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In 1 ounce, canned tuna has 19ug of selenium, or about 34% for adults.
Selenium
19ug in
1 ounce (28.35g)
103ug in
200 Calories (156g)
34%
190%
Complete nutrition for Canned Tuna

Clams (cooked)

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1 ounce of clam contains 18ug of selenium, or about 33% for adults.
Selenium
18ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
86ug in
200 Calories (135g)
33%
160%
Complete nutrition for Clams

Oyster (raw)

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In 1 ounce, oyster has 18ug of selenium, or about 33% for adults.
Selenium
18ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
216ug in
200 Calories (339g)
33%
390%
Complete nutrition for Oyster

Lobster (cooked)

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1 ounce of lobster contains 17ug of selenium, or about 30% for adults.
Selenium
17ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
83ug in
200 Calories (140g)
30%
150%
Complete nutrition for Lobster

Crab Meat

image of crab meat

In 1 cup, crab meat has 58ug of selenium, or about 110% for adults.
Selenium
58ug in
1 cup (135g)
103ug in
200 Calories (241g)
110%
190%
Complete nutrition for Crab Meat

Anchovy (raw)

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1 ounce of anchovy contains 10ug of selenium, or about 19% for adults.
Selenium
10ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
56ug in
200 Calories (153g)
19%
100%
Complete nutrition for Anchovy

Pork (ground)

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In 1 ounce, pork has 10ug of selenium, or about 18% for adults.
Selenium
10ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
24ug in
200 Calories (67g)
18%
43%
Complete nutrition for Pork

Salmon (raw)

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1 ounce of salmon contains 8.9ug of selenium, or about 16% for adults.
Selenium
8.9ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
49ug in
200 Calories (157g)
16%
90%
Complete nutrition for Salmon

Turkey (cooked)

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In 1 lb, turkey has 135ug of selenium, or about 250% for adults.
Selenium
135ug in
1 lb (453.6g)
32ug in
200 Calories (106g)
250%
57%
Complete nutrition for Turkey

Shrimp (raw)

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1 medium shrimp contains 1.8ug of selenium, or about 3% for adults.
Selenium
1.8ug in
1 medium (6g)
83ug in
200 Calories (282g)
3%
150%
Complete nutrition for Shrimp

Trout (cooked)

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1 small trout has 33ug of selenium, or about 59% for adults.
Selenium
33ug in
1 small (113g)
28ug in
200 Calories (98g)
59%
51%
Complete nutrition for Trout

Chicken Breast (cooked)

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1 cup of chicken breast contains 39ug of selenium, or about 70% for adults.
Selenium
39ug in
1 cup (140g)
33ug in
200 Calories (121g)
70%
61%
Complete nutrition for Chicken Breast

Prosciutto

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In 1 thin, prosciutto has 2.4ug of selenium, or about 4% for adults.
Selenium
2.4ug in
1 thin (9.2g)
26ug in
200 Calories (103g)
4%
48%
Complete nutrition for Prosciutto

Spam

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1 ounce of spam contains 7ug of selenium, or about 13% for adults.
Selenium
7ug in
1 ounce (28g)
17ug in
200 Calories (68g)
13%
31%
Complete nutrition for Spam

Surimi Imitation Crab

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In 1 fl, surimi imitation crab has 6.3ug of selenium, or about 11% for adults.
Selenium
6.3ug in
1 fl (28.35g)
47ug in
200 Calories (211g)
11%
85%
Complete nutrition for Surimi Imitation Crab

Beef (ground)

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1 ounce of beef contains 6.1ug of selenium, or about 11% for adults.
Selenium
6.1ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
16ug in
200 Calories (72g)
11%
28%
Complete nutrition for Beef

Ham

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In 1 ounce, ham has 5.7ug of selenium, or about 10% for adults.
Selenium
5.7ug in
1 ounce (28.35g)
15ug in
200 Calories (76g)
10%
28%
Complete nutrition for Ham

Sausage (cooked)

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1 link of sausage contains 15ug of selenium, or about 28% for adults.
Selenium
15ug in
1 link (87g)
11ug in
200 Calories (62g)
28%
20%
Complete nutrition for Sausage

Chicken (ground)

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In 1 ounce, chicken has 4.1ug of selenium, or about 7% for adults.
Selenium
4.1ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
15ug in
200 Calories (106g)
7%
28%
Complete nutrition for Chicken

Bacon (cooked)

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1 ounce of bacon contains 1.6ug of selenium, or about 3% for adults.
Selenium
1.6ug in
1 ounce (28.333333333333g)
1.3ug in
200 Calories (22g)
3%
2%
Complete nutrition for Bacon


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