Selenium

[Martina]

Hello, I have seen there is a new form of selenium supplements available derived from mustard seeds.

Has anyone tried this form of selenium and has it proved beneficial?

Thank you.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Martina

I haven't tried it so can't comment from personal experience.

I've seen this article about a study involving mustard seeds, it seems to suggest that, like Brazil nuts, the mustard has to be grown in particular regions where selenium content in soil is good. They used Indian mustard from Nawanshahar region, Punjab.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

I've seen a couple of brands of selenium from mustard seed and neither mention where the seeds were from, of course that doesn't mean that they're not worthy of consideration.

[gabkad in reply to SeasideSusie]

Also selenomethionine is 90% absorbed. Other types are about 50%. The product madefrom mustard seeds has no information about which form of selenium is in it.

[Martina in reply to gabkad]

Thank you for your comments. From what I have read it's selenomethionine the form of selenium contained in mustard seeds.

[Martina in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you very much for the reference to this interesting article!