Selenium 200 mcg

Selenium 200 mcg

Healthy Origins4.7 (201 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 180 Capsule(s) · 180 servings
Goals
$13.99 $0.07 per serving

Product analysis

91 out of 100

Selenium 200 mcg provides a favorable yeast source for normal immune and antioxidant functions when intake is low. Its low cost suits targeted selenium gap filling.

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

Nutrient Quality90

Selenium-enriched yeast is a favorable selenium source. The named SelenoExcell preparation makes its source clear for comparison.

Ingredient Transparency100

Both the selenium amount and yeast source are stated. Those details make serving and source comparisons easier.

Value For Money100

The cost is low for the selenium amount supplied. That supports value for someone specifically seeking selenium supplementation.

Customer Satisfaction73

The available ratings are favorable. The small rating pool leaves a less settled picture of wider satisfaction.

Product Focus84

A single nutrient keeps the formula focused on selenium's normal immune and antioxidant roles. Its practical usefulness is greatest when intake is insufficient.

Format
Capsule
Container
180 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.07
Customer rating
4.7 · 201 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Everyday Health
Impact
Highest effect
A+ Ingredient FitC PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Selenium · 200 mcg

Selenium supplies a nutrient used in antioxidant enzymes, with usefulness mainly when intake is insufficient. These nutritional roles do not establish additional health benefits when intake is already adequate.

How this product is rated for Everyday Health

Ingredient fit97

Selenium provides a nutritional connection to general health. Amount support reaches the saved comparison endpoints.
Goal fit
Selenium is the focused nutritional connection to general health.
Dose adequacy
The retained amounts reach their comparison endpoints; these do not represent proven benefit thresholds or justify higher intakes.

Pathways60

The strongest connection is antioxidant and immune defence. The formula also represents the areas listed below.
Depth
The strongest represented area is antioxidant and immune defence, describing nutritional roles rather than a measured improvement in health.
Breadth
The represented areas are antioxidant and immune defence.

Evidence82

Selenium is the leading retained contribution. The supplied context supports nutritional availability when intake is low, without establishing added benefit with adequate intake.
Evidence strength
Selenium provides the leading retained contribution; its nutritional relevance does not establish broad disease prevention.
Studied preparation
The retained preparations meet the saved checks; no superiority of chemical form or delivery follows.

Formulation logic100

No configured conflict or missing required partner was identified; the retained amount threshold does not establish clinical effectiveness.
Partner coverage
No required partner is missing among the retained ingredients; combining them does not establish extra health benefit.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified.
Effective doses
The retained ingredients meet the amount threshold used here, which is not proof of clinical benefit.
Study evidence
Selenium Supportive 70 studies
Immunity
Impact
Highest effect
A+ Ingredient FitD+ PathwaysA- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic
Selenium · 200 mcg

Selenium contributes to normal immune function and selenium-dependent antioxidant processes. The amount reaches the saved comparison range. Supplementation does not reliably improve selenium-dependent biomarkers when selenium status is already adequate, and the nutritional role does not establish general respiratory-infection prevention.

How this product is rated for Immunity

Ingredient fit97

The relevant ingredients have a connection to immune support, with the strength of their amount findings varying by nutrient.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredient is the formula’s main focus; its other linked uses do not add immune benefits.
Dose adequacy
The known amount reaches the saved comparison range; this does not establish an optimal dose or additional benefit at higher exposure.

Pathways53

The strongest saved connection is oxidative and inflammatory balance.
Depth
The strongest saved connection is oxidative and inflammatory balance.
Breadth
The saved findings concentrate on one immune area, with limited breadth elsewhere.

Evidence85

The main support concerns normal nutrient functions, with any respiratory benefit limited to the specific evidence described above.
Evidence strength
Selenium leads the saved evidence finding; normal immune function does not itself establish infection prevention.
Studied preparation
The saved findings accept the relevant preparations; this does not imply that one nutrient form gives greater immune benefit.

Formulation logic100

The recognized ingredients meet the partner checks, and no configured conflict was found. Amount uncertainties still limit ingredients whose quantities are unresolved.
Partner coverage
The recognized ingredients do not require an additional partner for the roles considered here.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified from the available facts; this does not establish overall safety.
Effective doses
The recognized ingredients reach the saved amount threshold; that threshold is a comparison point, not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Study evidence
Selenium Mixed 37 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Selenium (SelenoExcell High Selenium Yeast)
200 mcg 97
Gluten Free Adults 18–50 Dairy Free
Report overview
A Active Ingredient Quality & BioavailabilityA+ Dose, Safety & Label TransparencyA+ Value
A serving provides 200 mcg of selenium as Selenium-enriched Yeast. The whole-product price works out to about $0.08 per 200 mcg of selenium.
How this ingredient is rated

Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability93

Selenium-enriched yeast supplies the mineral, and the evaluation identifies it as a trademarked ingredient.
Selenium Chemical Form
Selenium-enriched yeast supplies selenium in a yeast matrix.
Form Transparency & Isomer Specificity
The evaluation identifies a trademarked selenium yeast.

Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100

The serving provides 200 mcg of selenium, below the evaluation's upper limit. Food also contributes to total intake.
Dosage Efficacy Sweet Spot
The 200 mcg of selenium per serving matches the amount favored by the evaluation.
Safety Margin & UL Adherence
The 200 mcg per serving is below the evaluation's upper limit; selenium from food also contributes to total intake.

Value100

The whole-product price is about $0.08 per 200 mcg of selenium, scaled from the listed serving.
Price per 200 mcg Serving
The whole-product price is about $0.08 per 200 mcg of selenium, scaled from the listed serving.
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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