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Selenium

The official health claims below are available for Selenium and are shown in order of occurrence according to the symptomszoeker.nl data.

The definition of health claims is contained in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Under the Claims Regulation, only health claims that are scientifically substantiated and understandable to the consumer are permitted.



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    Scope Health claim (EFSA)
    Immune system - normal operation
    • Contributes to the normal functioning of the immune system
    • Supports the body's defenses
    • Ensures good resistance
    Oxidative damage
    • Contributes to the protection of cells against oxidative damage
    • Helps protect against the effects of pollution and sunlight
    • Helps protect cells against oxidative damage from UV rays
    • Helps protect body cells from outside influences
    • To protect healthy cells and tissues
    Her
    • Contributes to normal hair growth
    • For the maintenance of shiny hair
    Thyroid
    • Contributes to normal thyroid hormone production and normal thyroid function
    • Good for the thyroid gland
    Spermatogenesis
    • For normal sperm function
    nails
    • contributes to the maintenance of normal nails

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    The values below are taken from "NEVO online, version 2019 / 6.0. RIVM, Bilthoven"
    *Recommended RDA =70 ug/dag, maximum: 300 ug/dag

    Food per 100 grams (top 20) Selenium [µg]
    Multivitamin junior (flinndal) 2045
    Brazil nuts unsalted 1917
    Breakfast bacon 1917
    Mixed nuts 389
    Shrimp salted dried 170
    Tomato juice 150
    Beef ham pastirma Turkish 150
    Breeding salmon raw 150
    Sole raw (fish) 108
    Sole raw (fish) 90
    Tomato juice 82
    Sole raw (fish) 69
    Squid raw 66
    Tomato juice 63
    Veal cuts lean raw 63
    Meal replacement Modifast Intensive Pudding 62
    Granulated sugar 62
    Salted almonds without skins 61
    Sausage roll 61
    Bok choy cooked 60
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