In the table below you can see official recommendations by government bodies or national nutrition societies regarding selenium intake. Please be sure to note that all amounts are given in µg/g (micrograms per gram) and not in mg/g.
Dietary selenium recommendations for adults (μg/d) by different organizations |
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Year |
Country |
Organization |
LRNI |
EAR / AR |
PRI / RDA / RNI |
AI |
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M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
M |
W |
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2021 |
France |
ANSES |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
70 |
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2020 |
Japan |
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare | -- |
25 |
20 |
30 |
25 |
-- |
-- |
|
2019 |
Spain |
AESAN |
-- |
-- |
-- |
70 |
55 |
-- |
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2018 |
Netherlands |
Health Council | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
70 |
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2015 |
Germany, Austria, Switzerland | DACH |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
70 |
60 |
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2014 |
Europe |
EFSA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
70 |
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2014 |
Italy |
SINU |
-- |
-- |
55 |
-- |
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2013 |
China |
CNS |
-- |
50 |
60 |
-- |
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2012 |
Nordic countries | Nordic Council of Ministers | -- |
35 |
30 |
60 |
50 |
-- |
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2006 |
Australia & New Zealand | Department of Health and Ageing | -- |
60 |
50 |
70 |
60 |
-- |
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2004 |
United Nations | WHO |
-- |
27 0.42 µg/ kgBW/d
|
20 0.37 µg/ kgBW/d
|
34 |
26 |
-- |
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2000 |
USA |
IOM |
-- |
45 |
55 |
-- |
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1991 |
UK |
Department of Health | 40 |
-- |
75 |
60 |
-- |
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| AI: adequate intake – this amount is estimated to meet the nutrient requirement of everyone (i.e. 100% of the population). AR: average requirement – this amount is estimated to meet the nutrient requirement of 50% of the population. EAR: estimated average requirement – same as “AR” LRNI (in the UK): lower reference nutrient intake – this amount is estimated to meet the nutrient requirement of only 2.5% of the population (i.e., this is estimated to not be enough for most people). PRI: population reference intake – this amount is estimated to meet the nutrient requirement 97.5% of the population (i.e., almost everyone); this is the typical “intake recommendation”; that is, it’s more than what most people really require. RDA: recommended dietary allowance – same as PRI RNI: reference nutrient intake – same as PRI |
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| AESAN: Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition ANSES: French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety CNS: Chinese Nutrition Society DACH: Nutrition society of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland EFSA: European Food Safety Authority IOM: Institute of Medicine (USA), has been renamed National Academy of Medicine (NAM) SINU: Italian Society of Human Nutrition WHO: World Health Organization |
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| kgBW: kilogram body weight M: men W: women |
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References
- ANSES (2021): Opinion of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety on the ‘Updating of the French Dietary Reference Values for Vitamins and Minerals’. Link
- Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (2020): Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese. Link
- AESAN (2019): Report of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) on the Nutritional Reference Intakes for the Spanish Population. Link
- Health Council (Netherlands, 2018): National Council of the Netherlands. Dietary Reference Values for Vitamins and Minerals for Adults Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague. Link
- DACH (2015): Kipp AP, Strohm D, Brigelius-Flohé R et al.: Revised reference values for selenium intake. J Trace Elem Med Biol 32, 195–199. Link
- EFSA (2014): EFSA NDA Panel (EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies) (2014) Scientific opinion on dietary reference values for selenium. EFSA J 12, 3846. Link
- SINU (2014): Società Italiana di Nutrizione Umana. LARN – Livelli di assunzione di riferimento di nutrientie energia per la popolazione italiana – IV revision. SICS, Milan. Link
- Chinese Nutrition Society (2013): Chinese Dietary Reference Intake – Summary People’s Medical Publishing House. Link
- Nordic Council of Ministers (2012): NNR Project Group, Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012, Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen, Denmark. Link
- Australian Government / Ministry of Health New Zealand (2006): Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand. Australian Government. Department of Health and Aging. National Health and Medical Research Council. Ministry of Health New Zealand. Link
- WHO (2004): World Health Organization (2004) Vitamin and Mineral Requirements in Human Nutrition, Second Edition, 194–216. Bangkok, Thailand: Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. World Health Organization, Geneva. Link
- IOM (2000): Institute of Medicine (US) Panel on Dietary Antioxidants and Related Compounds (2000) Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US). Link
- UK Department of Health (1991): Dietary reference values for food energy and nutrients for the United Kingdom. Report of the panel on dietary reference values of the committee on medical aspects of food policy. Rep Health Soc Subj 41, 1–210. Link
This kind of overview was originally found in: Fairweather-Tait et al. (2023).
