THE SELENIUM CONTENT OF SELECTED FOOD FROM THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

The selenium concentrations in various food commodities such as meat, fish, milk and milk products, cereal products, fruits, vegetables and beverages have been determined by using the continuous hydride generat ing method. The highest selenium content was found in the foodstuffs o f animal origin in chicken meat and eggs, due to selenium addition to the feeds, and fish. The lowest selenium levels were found in fruit an d vegetables. The selenium levels, on the wet weight basis, found in t he Bratislava area, Slovakia, are comparable to that of West Germany. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.