Product analysis
Selenium 200 mcg may help fill low selenium intake and support normal immune and antioxidant functions. Its clearly labelled, single-ingredient formula also offers very good value.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality90
Selenium is provided in a clearly identified yeast form. The form choice is favorable, although an extra benefit from the yeast itself is not established.
Ingredient Transparency100
The selenium amount and yeast form are both stated. That makes the contents easy to check and compare.
Value For Money100
The selenium content compares very favorably with the serving cost. Value is a clear strength for someone seeking selenium alone.
Customer Satisfaction91
Customer feedback is very positive across many thousands of reviews. The large review base gives a broad view of satisfaction, without proving health benefits.
Product Focus84
The single-ingredient formula is focused on selenium nutrition and normal immune and antioxidant functions. Benefits are most relevant when selenium intake is low, since extra intake does not reliably add benefit when needs are met.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 100 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.09
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 6,870 ratings
Goals
Selenium can contribute to general nutrition when dietary intake is low. Its contribution sits in the antioxidant and immune category, but enzyme roles do not establish added protection or disease prevention in selenium-replete adults. The 200 mcg serving reaches full saved amount coverage. The yeast form receives no assumed advantage, and higher intake does not imply greater benefit.
How this product is rated for Everyday Health
Ingredient fit97
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways60
Depth
Breadth
Evidence82
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Selenium provides a nutrient used in normal immune and antioxidant functions and can help when intake is low. The 200 mcg selected serving reaches the saved amount comparison. Selenium supplementation does not reliably enhance selenium-dependent functions when status is already adequate, and the supplied facts do not establish respiratory-infection prevention or superiority of the yeast preparation.
How this product is rated for Immunity
Ingredient fit97
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways53
Depth
Breadth
Evidence85
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Selenium (Selenium Yeast) | 200 mcg |
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability81
Selenium Chemical Form
Form Transparency & Isomer Specificity
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
Dosage Efficacy Sweet Spot
Safety Margin & UL Adherence
Value100
Price per 200 mcg Serving
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Associations of selenium status with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
- 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.
- 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.
- Associations of plasma metal concentrations with the risks of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in Chinese adults.
- Updates on clinical studies of selenium supplementation in radiotherapy.
- Effects of selenium supplementation on selenoprotein gene expression and response to influenza vaccine challenge: a randomised controlled trial.
- Effect of selenium on immune response against hepatitis B vaccine with accelerated method in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients.
- Chemoprevention trial of human hepatitis with selenium supplementation in China.
- Selenium nanoparticles as adjunctive therapy in sepsis: A pilot randomized clinical trial.
- Selenium supplementation in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis decreases thyroid peroxidase antibodies concentrations.