title: Evaluation of the selenium content of the traditional Italian diet.
abstract: Food samples and ready-made meals from the traditional Italian-type diet were analysed for selenium content. The average Se content varied in food samples from 7 micrograms/kg w/w (fresh fruit) to 226 micrograms/kg w/w (fish). The highest average contents were obtained in the animal products and in legumes. Among ready-made foods the animal derived dishes were the richest in Se, representing 78% of the estimated total daily dietary intake of Se. The average daily dietary intake of selenium for Italian people is estimated to be 50.9 +/- 29.8 micrograms Se/day when results obtained on complete meals are used, while it is 45.0 +/- 30.8 micrograms Se/day when results on foods and statistical data on consumption are used.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Farmacologia Sperimentale, Federico II University, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amodio-Cocchieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnese
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roncioni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silvestri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D005399:Fishes; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium