Selenium 100 mcg

Selenium 100 mcg

Swanson4.8 (4,610 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 200 Capsule(s) · 200 servings
Goals
$11.09 $0.05 per serving

Product analysis

92 out of 100

Selenium 100 mcg combines a favorable identified selenium form with good value. Clear disclosure makes comparison with other selenium supplements easier.

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

Nutrient Quality100

L-selenomethionine is a favorable selenium form for absorption and use. Its clear identity makes comparison with other selenium sources easier.

Ingredient Transparency100

The selenium amount and L-selenomethionine source are disclosed. That makes both quantity and form easy to compare.

Value For Money80

The serving offers favorable value for its selenium content. The clearly identified form gives useful context for comparing that cost with alternatives.

Customer Satisfaction91

Customer feedback is very positive. A large review base makes the satisfaction pattern more dependable.

Product Focus84

The single-ingredient formula stays centered on selenium supplementation. Its limited range of intended uses keeps the purpose clear.

Format
Capsule
Container
200 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.05
Customer rating
4.8 · 4,610 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Everyday Health
Impact
Highest effect
A+ Ingredient FitC PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Selenium · 100 mcg
Study evidence
Selenium Supportive 70 studies
Immunity
Impact
Highest effect
A+ Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Selenium · 100 mcg
Study evidence
Selenium Mixed 37 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Selenium (Selenium SeLECT L-Selenomethionine)
100 mcg 91
Adults 18–50
Report overview
A+ Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA- Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyB+ Value
Each serving provides 100 mcg of selenium; the whole product's cost per 200 mcg is moderate. It uses L-Selenomethionine, a specifically named organic form.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100

L-Selenomethionine is a specifically named organic selenium form.
Selenium Chemical Form
L-Selenomethionine is a specifically named organic selenium form.
Form Transparency & Isomer Specificity
The label specifies the L form as L-Selenomethionine.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency88

A serving provides 100 mcg of selenium, leaving room below the 400 mcg upper limit for dietary sources.
Dosage Efficacy Sweet Spot
100 mcg per serving falls within the range described for daily maintenance.
Safety Margin & UL Adherence
The 100 mcg serving is below the 400 mcg upper limit used here, leaving room for selenium from food.

Value80

The whole product's cost per 200 mcg of selenium is moderate.
Price per 200 mcg Serving
The whole product's cost per 200 mcg of selenium is moderate.
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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