title: [Food selenium content and resident daily selenium intake in Guangzhou City].
abstract: The investigation on the food selenium content in Guangzhou City of Guangdong Province showed that viscera of animal foods, aquatic products, eggs, and mutton were abundant with selenium ( > 150.0 microg x kg(-1)), followed by cereals and beans (46.5-98.3 microg x kg(-1)), vegetables (15.8 microg x kg(-1)), and fruits (4.97 microg x kg(-1)). Among vegetable foods, mushroom had the highest selenium content (46.0 microg x kg(-1)). The daily selenium intake of residents in Guangzhou was 98.5 microg, in which, 73.7% was contributed by animal foods, and 26.3% was from vegetable foods. Aquatic products, pork and rice contributed 24.8%, 22.3% and 17.2%, respectively. The food selenium content and resident daily selenium intake in Guangzhou could meet the demand of human health in the City.
authors.affiliation: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, China. yuguanghui107@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Guang-hui
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yan-mao
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Shu-you
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Han-ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004032:Diet; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium