Selenium Food Complex
by New Chapter Organics · tablet or pill · 90 tablets
- Off the market since October 2014 (NIH)
- DSLD label 2552
- Serving 1 tablet
- 90 servings
Selenium Food Complex by New Chapter Organics lists 19 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet; 9 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.
What is in Selenium Food Complex?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Probiotic Nutrients | no amount given | ||
| Selenium | 200 mcg | 286% | Higher than 82% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg). |
| Organic Cultured Herbal ExtractsOrganic Cultured Herbal Extracts Note: Proprietary Blend | no amount given | ||
| Antioxidant Response | 47 mg | ||
| CinnamonCinnamon PlantPart: bark Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| FenugreekFenugreek Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| OreganoOregano PlantPart: leaf Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| CuminCumin PlantPart: seed Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| CorianderCoriander PlantPart: seed Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| RosemaryRosemary PlantPart: leaf Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| CloveClove PlantPart: bud Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| AllspiceAllspice PlantPart: berry Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| PeppermintPeppermint PlantPart: leaf Note: organic | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Superfoods & SpicesSuperfoods & Spices Note: Proprietary Blend | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic nutritional Yeastas Autolyzed Yeast, milled Rice, Sea Salt | 100 mg | ||
| organic Spinach | 62 mg | 62% of 216 products listing spinach give more (median 125 mg). | |
| organic Blueberry | 38 mg | 78% of 378 products listing blueberry give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Ginger | 2 mg | 98% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). | |
| {Ginger} hydroethanolic extract | 1.6 mg | ||
| organic Ginger supercritical extract | 0.4 mg | ||
| Turmeric | 2 mg | 98% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Turmeric hydroethanolic extract | 1.6 mg | ||
| organic Turmeric supercritical extract | 0.4 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2552 (entered November 25, 2011), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 98% of the 1,770 products that print an amount of ginger list more than its 2 mg of ginger (median 60 mg).
- 98% of the 2,369 products that print an amount of turmeric list more than its 2 mg of turmeric (median 150 mg).
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Selenium Food ComplexNew Chapter · off the market same ingredients
- GTF Chromium Food ComplexNew Chapter · off the market 14 shared, 93% alike
- E + Selenium Food ComplexNew Chapter · off the market 14 shared, 87% alike
- Every Woman's Iron SupportNew Chapter Organics · off the market 13 shared, 71% alike
- Mineral Food ComplexNew Chapter · off the market 14 shared, 63% alike
- C Food ComplexNew Chapter Organics 13 shared, 61% 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: One tablet daily. Can be taken anytime, even on an empty stomach.
- Warnings
- If you are nursing, pregnant, or considering pregnancy, you should consult your health care practitioner prior to using this product.
- Nutrients are cultured in organic media that may contain: organic milled soy, organic yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), organic maltodextrin, organic gum acacia, enzymes, and Lactobacilli (L. acidophilus, L. bifidus, L. rhamnosus).
- Caution: As with any dietary or herbal supplement, you should advise your health care practitioner of the use of this product.
- Contains: Fermented soy.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Naturally gluten free.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 2552.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: organic Gum Acacia, Silica, organic pre-gelatinized Maize Starch, Lac Resin, Carnauba wax.
How many labels does Selenium Food Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.
- Label 2552 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · off the market October 15, 2014 · 90 tablets
DSLD also links this label to: Selenium Food Complex (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NEW CHAPTER, INC. (distributor), BRATTLEBORO, VT. All New Chapter Organics products.