$10.64 $0.10 per serving
Product analysis
Selenium 200 mcg offers good value for supplying selenium to support normal immune function and the body’s antioxidant defenses. Its practical benefit is clearest when dietary selenium intake is low.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality100
The identified selenium form supports a favorable view of ingredient quality. That does not establish better health outcomes than other forms.
Ingredient Transparency100
Both the selenium amount and form are stated. That makes it easier to compare what each serving provides with other selenium supplements.
Value For Money80
The selenium provided offers good value. A low cost still needs to be considered alongside whether extra selenium is needed.
Customer Satisfaction90
Customer ratings are very positive. Thousands of ratings provide substantial support for the satisfaction picture, without proving health benefits.
Product Focus84
The formula has a clear focus on selenium nutrition for immune function and antioxidant defenses. The serving is substantial, while additional benefits are uncertain for people whose intake is already adequate.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 100 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.10
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Selenium 200 mcg$22.24- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 3,378 ratings
Goals
Impact
Highest effect
Selenium · 200 mcg
Selenium supplies a nutrient used in antioxidant enzymes and may help when dietary intake is low. The 200 mcg selected serving is a substantial nutrient amount. Most U.S. adults obtain adequate selenium, and its normal enzyme roles do not establish additional broad health or disease-prevention benefits in people whose intake is sufficient.
How this product is rated for Everyday Health
Ingredient fit97
The relevant nutrients provide a connection to general health, with the strength of their contribution depending on the declared amounts.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients connect to general health, although the product is also linked to other goals.
Dose adequacy
The relevant declared amount reaches the saved amount comparison; this does not demonstrate extra benefit above nutrient adequacy.
Pathways60
The supplied findings are strongest for antioxidant and immune defence. Breadth extends to antioxidant and immune defence.
Depth
The strongest supplied connection is antioxidant and immune defence.
Breadth
The supplied findings cover antioxidant and immune defence; other areas do not reach the saved breadth threshold.
Evidence82
The main support concerns nutrient availability when intake is low; normal nutrient roles do not establish extra benefit above adequacy.
Evidence strength
Selenium provides the strongest supplied evidence connection, primarily as nutritional support when intake is low.
Studied preparation
The relevant preparations meet the saved preparation check, without establishing superiority of a particular nutrient form.
Formulation logic100
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings. The included ingredients meet the saved minimum amount check.
Partner coverage
The relevant ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partner; no additional combination benefit is established.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied findings.
Effective doses
The included ingredients meet the saved minimum amount threshold; this does not make it a proven effective dose.
Impact
Highest effect
Selenium · 200 mcg
Selenium supports selenium-dependent processes involved in normal immune function and antioxidant protection. Its nutritional contribution matters most when intake is low; supplementation does not reliably improve selenium-dependent markers when status is already adequate. The supplied information does not establish general respiratory-infection prevention or an advantage for its particular form.
How this product is rated for Immunity
Ingredient fit97
Selenium receives the saved ingredient and amount allowances. Amounts and broader product purposes limit how specifically the formula addresses immunity.
Goal fit
Selenium provides the relevant ingredient focus; the product’s wider purposes also affect the saved finding.
Dose adequacy
The relevant declared amounts meet the saved comparison allowances; this does not establish an optimal dose or added benefit above nutritional needs.
Pathways53
The strongest saved contribution concerns oxidative and inflammatory balance. The saved findings identify meaningful coverage of oxidative and inflammatory balance; other aspects receive less support.
Depth
The strongest saved contribution concerns oxidative and inflammatory balance.
Breadth
The saved findings identify meaningful coverage of oxidative and inflammatory balance; other aspects receive less support.
Evidence85
Selenium has normal immune-function relevance; additional benefit when selenium status is adequate is not established.
Evidence strength
Selenium has normal immune-function relevance; additional benefit when selenium status is adequate is not established.
Studied preparation
The saved findings accept the relevant preparations for comparison; they do not establish superiority over other nutrient forms.
Formulation logic100
No configured ingredient conflict was identified; this does not establish individual suitability.
Partner coverage
The credited ingredients have no missing required partner in the saved findings.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified; this does not establish individual suitability.
Effective doses
The ingredients counted here meet the saved minimum amount criterion, which is a comparison threshold rather than proof of clinical effectiveness.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Selenium (L-Selenomethionine) | 200 mcg |
Selenium (L-Selenomethionine) · 200 mcg OverallScore96
Each serving provides 200 mcg of selenium as L-selenomethionine, a readily absorbed organic form. The whole product costs about $0.11 per 200 mcg of selenium.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability100
The selenium is L-selenomethionine, a clearly identified organic form that is readily absorbed.
Selenium Chemical Form
L-selenomethionine is an organic, readily absorbed form of selenium.
Form Transparency & Isomer Specificity
The label specifies the L form of selenomethionine.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
A serving provides 200 mcg of selenium, the amount favored in the evaluation. The evaluation places the serving below its upper threshold, although selenium from other sources also counts.
Dosage Efficacy Sweet Spot
The 200 mcg serving matches the amount favored in the evaluation.
Safety Margin & UL Adherence
The 200 mcg serving is below the evaluation’s upper threshold; selenium from food and other sources also contributes.
Value80
About $0.11 of the whole product provides 200 mcg of selenium; the price covers the product’s other contents too.
Price per 200 mcg Serving
About $0.11 of the whole product provides 200 mcg of selenium; the price covers the product’s other contents too.
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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.