Selenium Rich Fish and shellfish

Welcome to the list of the top 100 fish and shellfish highest in selenium content. Where the amount of selenium ranges from 154 mcg to 31.6 mcg per 100g. The top fish and shellfish is Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat with the highest selenium content, which in 100g contains 154 mcg of selenium.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat has a nutritional value score of 17 out of 100.

Other important and selenium related nutrients are Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat, which is the top of the fish and shellfish list for selenium content in your diet, the amount of Calories is 163 kcal (8% RDA), the amount of Protein is 18.9 g (34% RDA), the amount of Fat is 4.6 g (7% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 9.9 g (8% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Calories, Protein, Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the selenium content in Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat from the list of fish and shellfish.

Top Twenty List - Highest selenium Content per 100g

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

1. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat 154mcg
2. Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw 90.6mcg
3. Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat 89.6mcg
4. Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat 89.6mcg
5. Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 89.6mcg
6. Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat 89.6mcg
7. Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, raw 77mcg
8. Fish, mackerel, salted 73.4mcg
9. Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat 73.1mcg
10. Fish, roughy, orange, raw 66.7mcg
11. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, cooked, breaded and fried 66.5mcg
12. Fish, caviar, black and red, granular 65.5mcg
13. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 64mcg
14. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, farmed, raw 63.7mcg
15. Crustaceans, lobster, northern, raw 63.6mcg
16. Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, raw 63mcg
17. Crustaceans, spiny lobster, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 59.2mcg
18. Fish, herring, Atlantic, pickled 58.5mcg
19. Fish, swordfish, raw 57.4mcg
20. Fish, herring, Atlantic, kippered 52.6mcg

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 Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, raw which contains 120.33 mcg in 1 fillet (or 191 g). For this serving the Calories content is 171.9 kcal (9% RDA), the Protein content is 35.07 g (63% RDA), the Fat content is 2.56 g (4% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Mcg of selenium in fish and shellfish (per 100g)

The list below gives the total selenium content in the top 100 items from the general description 'fish and shellfish' each of which show the selenium amount as well as Calories, Protein, 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 66 items. The highest amount of selenium from the 66 raw items is in Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw where the content is 90.6 mcg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 23 items. The highest amount of selenium from the 23 cooked items is in Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, cooked, moist heat where the amount is 154 mcg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked fish and shellfish shows that cooking can change the levels of selenium by 63.4 mcg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary