Selestro
by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 60 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 209706
- Serving 1 tablet
- 60 servings
Selestro by Metagenics lists 6 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 100 mg of soybean concentrate and 80 mg of black cohosh (actaea racemosa) root & rhizome extract; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in Selestro?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soybean concentrateSoybean concentrate Note: Derived from non-genetically engineered, identity-preserved soybeans. | 100 mg | 52% of 250 products listing soy give more (median 125 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Total IsoflavonesTotal Isoflavones Note: containing all forms of | 40 mg | 53% of 290 products listing isoflavones give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. | |
| Genistin | no amount given | ||
| Daidzin | no amount given | ||
| Glycitin | no amount given | ||
| Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa) root & rhizome extractas Total Triterpene GlycosidesBlack Cohosh (Actaea racemosa) root & rhizome extract (Form: standardized to (2 mg) 2.5% Total Triterpene Glycosides (Form: expressed as 27-Deoxyactein)) (Alt. Name: Cimicifuga racemosa) PlantPart: root & rhizome Genus: Actaea Species: racemosa | 80 mg | 46% of 431 products listing black cohosh give more (median 80 mg). Per day at the most servings: 160 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 209706 (entered December 22, 2019), 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; 3 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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 Selestro's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- SpectraSoyMetagenics 5 shared, 88% alike
- True Food Superpotency SoyagenHigher Nature 5 shared, 88% alike
- Non-GMO Soy IsoflavonesPuritan's Pride 5 shared, 88% alike
- D3 2000 ComplexMetagenics 5 shared, 83% alike
- Soy Isoflavones Plus GenisteinBluebonnet · off the market 4 shared, 73% alike
- Advanced Therapeutics Isoflavone Rx-PhytoestrogenNaturesPlus 4 shared, 73% 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
- Directions: Take one tablet one to two times daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Warning: Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Caution: Consult your healthcare practitioner before use if you are taking medication or have a liver disorder or develop symptoms of liver trouble.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Contains: Soy.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- This product is non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegetarian.
- Storage
- Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 209706.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Soy Isoflavones, Black Cohosh extract, Stearic Acid, Cellulose, Silica, Sodium Starch Glycolate, Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Gluten-free. Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Selestro have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 209706 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 60 tablets
- Label 27713 Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market May 30, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 02720 7
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.