Table 4 Test Meal Diets

From: Bioavailability of selenium from fish, yeast and selenate: a comparative study in humans using stable isotopes

Description

Weight (g)

Se μg/portion

Breakfast

  

Apple juice

200

Trace

Cornflakes (Kelloggs)

50

0.9

Semi-skimmed milk

100

1.0

Sugar white

6

Trace

White bread

36

0.7

Margarine

10

Trace

Lunch and dinner (cooked/salted trout)

  

Labelled fish cooked

160

30

Labelled fish salted

160

32

White bread

72

2.6

Tomato

40

Trace

Cucumber

30

Trace

Lettuce (Iceberg)

30

0.3

Red pepper

20

Trace

Sweetcorn

30

Trace

Salad dressing (oil based)

20

Trace

Fruit

100

Trace

Lunch and dinner (baked potato with yeast)

  

Baked potato (raw)

220

Margarine

20

Trace

Labelled yeast

1

38

White bread

72

2.6

Tomato

40

Trace

Cucumber

30

Trace

Lettuce (Iceberg)

30

0.3

Red pepper

20

Trace

Sweetcorn

30

Trace

Salad dressing (oil based)

20

Trace

Fruit

100

Trace