Table 3

Foods Selected as Predictive of Plasma Se

Foods

Mean Se Intake (μg/day)

1^st Quartile:

4^th Quartile:

Fish, halibut, cooked, dry heat

1.87 ± 2.83

3.29 ± 4.06

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular

0.93 ± 1.71

0.42 ± 0.81

Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled

9.67 ± 12.4

6.33 ± 6.02

Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, salt added

1.37 ± 2.31

3.79 ± 8.44

Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, salt added

3.18 ± 4.84

2.16 ± 3.78

Pork, fresh, shoulder, blade, roasts, separable lean only, cooked, roasted

3.98 ± 3.73

3.11 ± 3.29

Combs et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:75   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-75