Selenium

MFDS public standards no.	1-20
Registered name (Korean)	셀레늄(또는 셀렌)
Approval route	Notified (고시형) — listed in MFDS public standards
Daily intake (as approved)	16.5–135 μg

Daily reference values by country

The labelling reference used to state "% of daily value". This is not the approved functional intake above, and it is neither a recommended intake nor an upper limit.

Market	Value	Source
Korea	55 µg	Enforcement Rule of the Food Labelling and Advertising Act, Annex 5
United States	55 µg	21 CFR 101.9 Daily Value (age 4+)
EU	55 µg	Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 Annex XIII
Japan	28 µg	Food Labelling Standards, Annex 10 (rev. 2025-03)

Values are set independently in each market and are not interchangeable. Japan allows the previous values until 2028-03-31. Primary sources checked 2026-09-08.

Specification (Korean original)

As written in the MFDS public standards. A product must meet these limits.

성상 Appearance	고유의 색택과 향미를 가지며 이미･이취가 없어야 함
셀레늄	표시량의 80~150%
대장균군 Coliforms	음성

Reading the values: 이하 = or less · 이상 = or more · 음성 = negative · 불검출 = not detected · 표시량 = labelled amount · 원료성 제품 = ingredient-grade product · 최종제품 = finished product

Approved wording (Korean original)

유해산소로부터 세포를 보호하는데 필요

the FDA, EFSA or your national authorityRequirements differ by market. Confirm ingredient status and label wording with your own authority before importing.

Sourcing from Korea

Last synchronised: 2026-07-22

Approvals described here were issued by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea and are valid in South Korea only. They are not health claims in your jurisdiction and have not been evaluated by the FDA, EFSA, or any other authority. This page reports regulatory facts and does not recommend any product.