[Food selenium content and resident daily selenium intake in Guangzhou City].
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.
Yu
Guang-hui
GH
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, China. yuguanghui107@yahoo.com.cn
Wen
Yan-mao
YM
He
Shu-you
SY
Zhang
Lei
L
Dong
Han-ying
HY
D002681:China; D004032:Diet; D005504:Food Analysis; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012643:Selenium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*
D012643:Selenium