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Selenium 50 mcg

by Bronson · tablet or pill · 250 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 16563 08802 6
  • DSLD label 317339
  • Serving 1 tablet
  • 250 servings

Selenium 50 mcg by Bronson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 51 mg of calcium and 50 mcg of selenium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.

What is in Selenium 50 mcg?

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).

Selenium 50 mcg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 317339, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Dicalcium Phosphate51 mg4%Calcium in Selenium 50 mcg against 17,831 products51 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg51 mg

72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Seleniumas Selenium Yeast50 mcg91%Selenium in Selenium 50 mcg 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).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 317339 (entered August 22, 2024), 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 one serving 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: As a dietary supplement for adults, take 1 tablet daily, or as directed by a healthcare professional.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical conditions, consult your healthcare professional before use.
Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 317339.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyethylene Glycol.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Good Manufacturing Practice.

How many labels does Selenium 50 mcg have?

5 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 317339 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 250 tablets · UPC 7 16563 08802 6
  2. Label 257737 Entered November 19, 2021 · off the market August 4, 2023 · 250 tablets · UPC 7 16563 08802 6
  3. Label 257731 Entered November 19, 2021 · on the market · 100 tablets · UPC 7 16563 08801 9
  4. Label 8396 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market July 30, 2021 · 250 tablets · UPC 7 16563 08802 6
  5. Label 8395 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market July 30, 2021 · 100 tablets · UPC 7 16563 08801 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bronson Laboratories (distributor), Hauppauge, NY. All Bronson products.

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