Nutrient
Selenium: the Daily Value and where it comes from
The FDA Daily Value for selenium is 55 µg for adults and children 4 and over (21 CFR 101.9(c)). Of 4,213 USDA reference foods with a typical portion, 2,226 give at least 10% of it (5.5 µg) in one portion and 1,699 give 20% (11 µg).
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
- Daily Value
- 55µg
- the reference on every Nutrition Facts label
- Good source
- 5.5µg
- per serving, 10% DV (21 CFR 101.54(c))
- High in selenium
- 11µg
- per serving, 20% DV (21 CFR 101.54(b))
Portions that give the most selenium
Turkey, young hen, skin only, cooked, roasted (282 µg in 0.5 turkey, skin only, 513% DV), Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat (131 µg in 3 oz, 238% DV) and Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, with salt added (119 µg in 1 oz, 216% DV) give the most per typical portion. The full ranking lists every food that supplies 10% of the Daily Value or more.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release; FDA Daily Values (21 CFR 101.9).
See every food ranked by selenium
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101.12, Reference amounts customarily consumed
- the serving each kind of food is labeled by. ecfr.gov
- FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
- the Daily Values in a table. fda.gov