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With approximately 72% of\u00a0China\u2019s\u00a0soil area being selenium-deficient, developing the selenium-enriched industry has become a strategic priority for local governments under the \u201cHealthy China\u201d and Rural Revitalization initiatives. While existing research has extensively explored\u00a0selenium\u2019s\u00a0scientific mechanisms and industrial development pathways, a critical research gap remains in the systematic quantitative evaluation of selenium-enriched policy texts. This study addressed this gap by conducting a comprehensive quantitative analysis of 42 selenium-enriched policy documents issued in China from 2009 to 2025. Employing a three-dimensional analytical framework of \u201cpolicy theme\u2013policy instrument\u2013policy effectiveness\u201d integrated with Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic modeling, content analysis, and the Policy Modeling Consistency (PMC) index model, this study reveals three key findings: (1) Current policies heavily emphasize industrial cultivation and brand building while paying insufficient attention to long-term selenium resource management and cross-regional coordination; (2) Policy instruments predominantly rely on supply-side inputs and indirect market cultivation, with weak direct stimulation of consumer health demand; (3) While policy design demonstrates good operationality (average PMC index\u2009=\u20096.9), it exhibits deficiencies in long-term strategic planning and national-level top-level design. 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