Selenium 200 mcg

Selenium 200 mcg

Solgar4.9 (247 ratings)
Format:Tablet Quantity: 100 Tablet(s) · 100 servings
Goals
$11.84 $0.11 per serving

Product analysis

59 out of 100

Selenium 200 mcg can help fill a low selenium intake and support normal immune and antioxidant functions. The unspecified form makes it harder to compare its absorption characteristics with other selenium supplements.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality20

The selenium form is not disclosed, leaving uncertainty about its absorption characteristics. A clear form description would make comparison easier.

Ingredient Transparency63

The selenium amount is stated clearly. Its form is omitted, leaving the label less informative about the preparation.

Value For Money80

The selenium serving offers favorable value for the stated amount. Its low serving cost is useful when selenium supplementation suits the buyer’s needs.

Customer Satisfaction78

Customer feedback is exceptionally positive across a few hundred reviews. The review history is useful but smaller than that of widely reviewed alternatives.

Product Focus84

The single ingredient keeps the purpose focused on normal immune and antioxidant functions. Benefits are most relevant when intake is low, with no established extra immune benefit when needs are already met.

Format
Tablet
Container
100 Tablet(s)
Per serving
$0.11
Customer rating
4.9 · 247 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Immunity
Impact
Highest effect
A+ Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Selenium · 200 mcg
Study evidence
Selenium Mixed 37 studies
Everyday Health
Impact
Highest effect
A+ Ingredient FitC PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Selenium · 200 mcg
Study evidence
Selenium Supportive 70 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Selenium
200 mcg 63
Adults 18–50 Vegan Kosher Dairy Free Sugar Free Vegetarian
Report overview
Selenium · 200 mcg OverallScore63
F Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyB+ Value
Each serving supplies 200 mcg of selenium from an unspecified form, with a low cost per 200 mcg. Selenium-enriched Yeast appears in Other Ingredients, but its contribution to the selenium total is unknown. The serving contributes to daily selenium intake.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability16

Selenium-enriched Yeast appears in Other Ingredients, but its contribution to the selenium total is unknown.
Selenium Chemical Form
Selenium-enriched Yeast appears in Other Ingredients, but its contribution to the selenium total is unknown.
Form Transparency & Isomer Specificity
The selenium form assigned to the listed amount is unknown.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

Each serving provides 200 mcg of selenium, leaving room below the referenced adult upper limit for other sources.
Dosage Efficacy Sweet Spot
The 200 mcg serving matches an amount used for thyroid and antioxidant support.
Safety Margin & UL Adherence
The 200 mcg serving leaves room below the referenced adult upper limit for selenium from food and other sources.

Value80

The cost is low when compared per 200 mcg of selenium.
Price per 200 mcg Serving
The cost is low when compared per 200 mcg of selenium.
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Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Associations of selenium status with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
    Cui Z; Xie R; Lu X; Schomburg L; Brenner H; Schöttker B · Redox biology · 2025
    Meta-analysis95 participants20 studies pooledEveryday Health forSelenium
  2. Dietary Antioxidants, Circulating Antioxidant Concentrations, Total Antioxidant Capacity, and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Observational Studies.
    Jayedi A; Rashidy-Pour A; Parohan M; Zargar MS; Shab-Bidar S · Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019
    Meta-analysis507,251 participants41 studies pooledEveryday Health forSelenium
  3. The efficacy and safety of selenium supplementation versus placebo in the treatment of Graves' orbitopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
    Sharabati I; Qafesha RM; Hindawi MD; Amro S; Ayesh BM · Clinical endocrinology · 2024
    Meta-analysis4 studies pooledEveryday Health forSelenium
  4. Associations of plasma metal concentrations with the risks of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in Chinese adults.
    Shi L; Yuan Y; Xiao Y; Long P; Li W; Yu Y; Liu Y; Liu K; Wang H; Zhou L; Yang H; Li X; He M; Wu T · Environment international · 2021
    Cohort study6,155 participantsEveryday Health forSelenium
  5. Updates on clinical studies of selenium supplementation in radiotherapy.
    Puspitasari IM; Abdulah R; Yamazaki C; Kameo S; Nakano T; Koyama H · Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2015
    Systematic review16 studies pooledEveryday Health forSelenium
  6. Effects of selenium supplementation on selenoprotein gene expression and response to influenza vaccine challenge: a randomised controlled trial.
    Goldson AJ; Fairweather-Tait SJ; Armah CN; Bao Y; Broadley MR; Dainty JR; Furniss C; Hart DJ; Teucher B; Hurst R · PloS one · 2011
    Randomized trial119 participantsImmunity forSelenium
  7. Effect of selenium on immune response against hepatitis B vaccine with accelerated method in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients.
    Janbakhsh A; Mansouri F; Vaziri S; Sayad B; Afsharian M; Rahimi M; Shahebrahimi K; Salari F · Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2013
    Randomized trial62 participantsImmunity forSelenium
  8. Chemoprevention trial of human hepatitis with selenium supplementation in China.
    Yu SY; Li WG; Zhu YJ; Yu WP; Hou C · Biological trace element research · 1990
    Non-randomized trial20,847 participantsImmunity forSelenium
  9. Selenium nanoparticles as adjunctive therapy in sepsis: A pilot randomized clinical trial.
    Gu WJ; Huang W; Zhao FZ; Yuan XK; Jin K; Chen JL; Zhang CY; Huang Y; He L; Zhuang H; Yin HY; Chen T · Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy · 2026
    Randomized trial70 participantsImmunity forSelenium
  10. Selenium supplementation in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis decreases thyroid peroxidase antibodies concentrations.
    Gärtner R; Gasnier BC; Dietrich JW; Krebs B; Angstwurm MW · The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2002
    Randomized trial70 participantsImmunity forSelenium