Selenium 50 mcg
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 65002 0
- DSLD label 18288
- Serving 1 tablet
Selenium 50 mcg by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 83 mg of calcium, 65 mg of phosphorus and 50 mcg of selenium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2013.
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calciumas Dicalcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 83 mg | 8% | 62% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 166 mg. |
| Phosphorusas Dicalcium PhosphatePhosphorus (Form: as Dicalcium Phosphate) | 65 mg | 7% | 61% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus give more (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 130 mg. |
| Seleniumas Selenium Amino Acid ChelateSelenium (Form: as Selenium Amino Acid Chelate) | 50 mcg | 71% | 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 18288 (entered February 25, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Selenium 200 mcgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Selenium 200 mcgHealthy Origins same ingredients
- E-400 SeleniumMetagenics 3 shared, 78% alike
- Calcium Hydroxyapatite Caps 250 mgNOW · off the market 2 shared, 66% alike
- Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)PureBulk.com 2 shared, 66% alike
- Cal ApatiteMetagenics 2 shared, 66% alike
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
- Suggested Use: Take 1 tablet twice daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 18288.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Dicalcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, brewers yeast, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Aqueous Film Coating, Maltodextrin, Rice Flour, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): IBG INDIANA BOTANIC GARDENS(R).
How many labels does Selenium 50 mcg have?
One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2013.
- Label 18288 (current) Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 7 03308 65002 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.