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E-400 Selenium

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 01500 6
  • DSLD label 295675
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 60 servings

E-400 Selenium by Metagenics lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 298 mg of vitamin E, 97 mg of calcium, 74 mg of phosphorus and 50 mcg of selenium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in E-400 Selenium?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

E-400 Selenium: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295675, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopherol Succinate298 mg1,787%
Calcium97 mg7%Calcium in E-400 Selenium against 17,831 products97 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg97 mg

58% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 194 mg.

Phosphorus74 mg6%Phosphorus in E-400 Selenium against 3,786 products74 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 45 mg to 200 mg, the median 90 mg.DV 1,250 mgUL 4,000 mg74 mg

57% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 148 mg.

Seleniumas Selenium L-Aspartate50 mcg91%Selenium in E-400 Selenium against 7,658 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg50 mcg

56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mcg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295675 (entered August 23, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with E-400 Selenium's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Take one tablet up to twice daily with meals or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: Keep out of the reach of children.
Tamper Evident: Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Practitioner Exclusive
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegetarian.
Certified Gluten Free GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization)
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295675.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silica, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hypromellose, Medium Chain Triglyceride, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose.

How many labels does E-400 Selenium have?

6 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295675 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01500 6
  2. Label 216323 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 91017 2
  3. Label 216321 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01500 6
  4. Label 209784 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 20, 2019 · 60 tablets
  5. Label 26762 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market July 3, 2019 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01017 2
  6. Label 26756 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market July 3, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01500 6

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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