Selenium Rich Fruits

Welcome to the list of the top 100 fruits highest in selenium content. Where the amount of selenium ranges from 3.00 µg to 0.00 µg per 100g. The top fruit is Dates, deglet noor with the highest selenium content, which in 100g contains 3.00 µg of selenium.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Dates, deglet noor has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.

Other important and selenium related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Dates, deglet noor, which is the top of the fruits list for selenium content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 282.00 kcal (14% RDA), the amount of Protein is 2.45 g (4% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 0.39 g (1% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 75.03 g (58% RDA). 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 Dates, deglet noor from the list of fruits.

Top Twenty List - Highest selenium Content per 100g

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

1. Dates, deglet noor 3.00µg
2. Plantains, raw 1.50µg
3. Grapefruit, raw, pink and red, Florida 1.40µg
4. Grapefruit, raw, white, all areas 1.40µg
5. Plantains, cooked 1.40µg
6. Tamarinds, raw 1.30µg
7. Rhubarb, raw 1.10µg
8. Bananas, raw 1.00µg
9. Orange peel, raw 1.00µg
10. Lemon peel, raw 0.70µg
11. Melons, honeydew, raw 0.70µg
12. Oranges, raw, with peel 0.70µg
13. Raisins, golden seedless 0.70µg
14. Acerola, (west indian cherry), raw 0.60µg
15. Breadfruit, raw 0.60µg
16. Carambola, (starfruit), raw 0.60µg
17. Currants, red and white, raw 0.60µg
18. Elderberries, raw 0.60µg
19. Gooseberries, raw 0.60µg
20. Guavas, common, raw 0.60µg

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 Mammy-apple, (mamey), raw which contains 5.08 µg in 1.000 fruit without refuse (or 846.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 431.46 kcal (22% RDA), the Protein content is 4.23 g (8% RDA), the Total Fat content is 4.23 g (7% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 105.75 g (81% RDA).

µg of selenium in fruits (per 100g)

The list below gives the total selenium content in the top 100 items from the general description 'fruits' 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 76 items. The highest amount of selenium from the 76 raw items is in Plantains, raw where the content is 1.50 µg per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 4 items. The highest amount of selenium from the 4 cooked items is in Plantains, cooked where the amount is 1.40 µg per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked fruits shows that cooking can change the levels of selenium by 0.1 µg in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary