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What checks out · NOW Foods

Now Foods Selenium 200mcg Capsules, 300 Count

The panel states Selenium (elemental) 200 mcg per serving.

Rebuilt from public sources on July 22, 2026 · evidence availability is not a safety or effectiveness verdict.

What this means for you · What checks out

What the record confirms

The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.

Brand-level caution

FDA recall appears in this brand's history

Brand-level context only, not a finding about this product. Now Foods recalled a different or not-exactly-bound product on 2025-05-08: “regular yeast was inadvertently packaged as nutritional yeast” (status: Te…

Specific fact confirmed

UPC independently corroborated

UPCitemdb resolves 733739149381 to "Now Selenium 200 mcg, 300 Capsules - Now Foods Mineral Supplement (B08Q3KPFGM)" () — consistent with this listing.

Panel, decoded

The 0.2 mg selenium (elemental) claim matches the panel

MARKETING0.2 mg — listing title
PANELSelenium (elemental) 0.2 mg — same amount
matches panel

We did the comparison: the listing claims 0.2 mg of selenium (elemental), and the listing-image panel shows 0.2 mg selenium (elemental) 1 veg capsule. Those amounts agree. This is internal consistency, not independent lab testing.

Panel rowAmount%DVWhat to notice
Selenium (elemental)200 mcg

vision:google/gemini-flash-1.5 Amounts are shown as declared panel data, not independently lab-tested contents.

Review history
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Review counts rose gradually. Written-review counts rose from 42 to 43 across the observed period. That describes count movement, not review authenticity or product quality. A variation family may share some public counts.

Keepa exact-listing history · counts do not prove authenticity · variation family may share counts

What would settle the biggest open question?

Which exact USPTO registrant is tied to this product's brand use? Evidence that would settle it: exact-wordmark ownership record.

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Confirmed evidence

What checked out02

These checks found support in the public record. They confirm specific facts, not the product as a whole.

Every ingredient amount is disclosed

The panel gives a per-ingredient amount rather than hiding quantities inside a proprietary blend, so each one can be compared to published research.

Confirmed

Barcode confirmed in an outside database

UPCitemdb resolves 733739149381 to "Now Selenium 200 mcg, 300 Capsules - Now Foods Mineral Supplement (B08Q3KPFGM)" () — consistent with this listing.

Confirmed

Documented concerns

What needs caution00

These are documented contradictions or claims that need more evidence. They are separate from missing data.

No contradictions or product-specific cautions were found at this check depth.

Unresolved public record

What is still missing06

We looked for these signals but could not settle them from public sources. A gap is not a strike.

The listing doesn't publish enough to check the math

The retained listing evidence does not establish net weight, per-serving dose, servings per container, so the dose claim cannot yet be checked against serving arithmetic. This is a neutral evidence gap, not a pass or strike.

No data

FDA recall appears in this brand's history

Brand-level context only, not a finding about this product. Now Foods recalled a different or not-exactly-bound product on 2025-05-08: “regular yeast was inadvertently packaged as nutritional yeast” (status: Terminated). The recalled product was: “NOW Nutritional Yeast Powder, Nt. Wt. 10oz. UPC 7 33739 02460 2” — not necessarily the product on this page. Verify at FDA’s recall database.

No data

No label filed with NIH's public catalog

The NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database has no matching label yet. Ingestion lags the market — recorded as a gap, not a strike.

No data

This item belongs to a catalog variation family

The paid catalog links this exact item to a parent listing. Review counts on public product pages may be shared across sizes, flavors, or other variants, so the count history is listing context — not evidence that reviewers received or tested this exact variant.

No data

180-day review-count history is on file

Exact-listing history records written-review counts from 42 on 2026-03-17 to 43 on 2026-06-26 (net +1). Count movements can reflect sales, listing variants, collection resets, or moderation; this history does not establish whether reviews are authentic.

No data

No exact supplement trademark owner found

The live USPTO search returned no exact-wordmark supplement-related registration for this brand. That is a public-record gap, not evidence that the brand has no owner or that the product is improper.

No data

What to ask and check

What would settle the open questions

Why is this shown?
Everything we couldn’t verify is something a person can still ask about. Rather than leave gaps sitting as dead ends, we turn each one into a specific question — the exact document, citation, or number that would settle it — plus the things you can confirm yourself with the bottle in your hand.

Ask the brand or seller

1

Is this label filed with NIH’s Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD)?

Filing is voluntary, so absence proves nothing — but a filed label puts the full ingredient table on public record where anyone can read it.

Most brands and sellers publish a contact route. A clear answer adds evidence to the record; no answer leaves the question open.

Check for yourself — no one’s permission needed

1

Compare the panel on the bottle in your hand to the one shown in this record.

Ours was read from listing photos and can contain reading errors. The physical label is the source of truth — if they disagree, tell us and we’ll correct the record.

2

Scan the barcode on the package and confirm it reads 733739149381.

A mismatch between the barcode on the box and the one on the listing is worth pausing over — it can indicate a different variant, a repack, or a counterfeit.

3

Check the lot number and expiry on the bottle against any COA you’re given.

A certificate that doesn’t name your lot doesn’t describe what you’re holding.

These are the open questions on this specific record — not a warning about the product, and not a suggestion to buy or avoid it. Getting them answered is how you decide for yourself.

Record built July 22, 2026. Sources: source listing observed at check time · USPTO Trademark Search · Keepa exact-listing history · NIH / published research · certification and regulator records where available. LookCloser publishes evidence and gaps; it does not advise for or against any supplement. Evidence-based corrections welcome.