Selenium Rich Beef and red meat

Welcome to the list of the top 80 beef and red meat highest in selenium content. Where the amount of selenium ranges from 168.00 µg to 35.70 µg per 100g. The top beef and red meat is Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered with the highest selenium content, which in 100g contains 168.00 µg of selenium.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered has a nutritional value score of 15.00 out of 100.

Other important and selenium related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered, which is the top of the beef and red meat list for selenium content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 158.00 kcal (8% RDA), the amount of Protein is 27.27 g (49% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 4.65 g (7% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the selenium content in Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered from the list of beef and red meat.

Top Twenty List - Highest selenium Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for selenium in beef and red meat for the top 20 beef and red meat. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered 168.00µg
2. Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw 141.00µg
3. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, cooked, boiled 105.20µg
4. Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, kidney, raw 103.30µg
5. Beef, variety meats and by-products, spleen, cooked, braised 91.40µg
6. Beef, variety meats and by-products, spleen, raw 62.20µg
7. Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised 50.30µg
8. Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised 48.50µg
9. Beef, round, outside round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled 44.80µg
10. Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 44.30µg
11. Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw 44.30µg
12. Beef, round, outside round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 43.60µg
13. Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised 43.30µg
14. Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised 43.30µg
15. Beef, round, knuckle, tip side, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled 42.80µg
16. Beef, round, knuckle, tip side, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 42.10µg
17. Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 41.50µg
18. Beef, round, outside round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 41.30µg
19. Beef, round, knuckle, tip side, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 40.80µg
20. Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised 40.50µg

Highest Amount of selenium per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high selenium foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the selenium nutritional content.

The food with the highest selenium content per typical serving is Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered which contains 142.8 µg in 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 134.3 kcal (7% RDA), the Protein content is 23.18 g (41% RDA), the Total Fat content is 3.95 g (6% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

µg of selenium in beef and red meat (per 100g)

The list below gives the total selenium content in the top 80 items from the general description 'beef and red meat' each of which show the selenium amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of selenium can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 5 items. The highest amount of selenium from the 5 raw items is in Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw where the content is 141.00 µg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 75 items. The highest amount of selenium from the 75 cooked items is in Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered where the amount is 168.00 µg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked beef and red meat shows that cooking can change the levels of selenium by 27 µg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary