Selenium in foods of animal and plant origin in Malaysia

Dayang Aminah Ali, . and Ghazally Ismail, . and Peterson P.J., . Selenium in foods of animal and plant origin in Malaysia. pp. 103-112. ISSN 0126-8643

The determination of selenium contents in foods of animal and plant origin in Malaysia was carried out using the fluorometric method. Mean selenium concentrations of vegetables from different localities in Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan were in the range of 0.004-0.165 ug/g. Selenium contents of all fish samples analysed were generally high mostly above 0.500 ug/g ranging from 0.283 to 1.250 ug/g. Fruits gave negligible selenium content compared with those from seafood. The mean selenium concentration of polished rice was 0.049 ug/g whilst the value for unpolished rice was 0.231 ug/g. An extremely wide range of selenium concentrations in Malaysian foodstuffs is evident from our study. In general the mean selenium concentrations of a wide variety of Malaysian food items arranged in decreasing order as as follows: organ meat greater than hen's eggs greater than seafood greater than muscle meat greater than chicken greater than polished rice greater than fruit and vegetables. The most significant sources of selenium in the average Malaysian diet are seafood meat eggs some local fruits and rice. The overall results also show that the selenium contents of Malaysian foods are comparable with the international levels

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The determination of selenium contents in foods of animal and plant origin in Malaysia was carried out using the fluorometric method. Mean selenium concentrations of vegetables from different localities in Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan were in the range of 0.004-0.165 ug/g. Selenium contents of all fish samples analysed were generally high mostly above 0.500 ug/g ranging from 0.283 to 1.250 ug/g. Fruits gave negligible selenium content compared with those from seafood. The mean selenium concentration of polished rice was 0.049 ug/g whilst the value for unpolished rice was 0.231 ug/g. An extremely wide range of selenium concentrations in Malaysian foodstuffs is evident from our study. In general the mean selenium concentrations of a wide variety of Malaysian food items arranged in decreasing order as as follows: organ meat greater than hen's eggs greater than seafood greater than muscle meat greater than chicken greater than polished rice greater than fruit and vegetables. The most significant sources of selenium in the average Malaysian diet are seafood meat eggs some local fruits and rice. The overall results also show that the selenium contents of Malaysian foods are comparable with the international levels

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	6 tables; 18 ref.; Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	ALIMENTOS
AGROVOC Term:	SELENIO
AGROVOC Term:	HORTALIZAS
AGROVOC Term:	ALIMENTOS DE ORIGEN MARINO/ PESCADO
AGROVOC Term:	FRUTAS
AGROVOC Term:	CEREALES
AGROVOC Term:	MALASIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:56
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20423

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