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Cartilage supplements
Half of the 199 cartilage supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 100 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 40 mg to 750 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 35 products whose only supplement ingredient is cartilage list a median of 750 mg.
- Products listing it
- 247199 print an amount; 46 list it inside a blend without an amount
- Median per serving
- 100 mgmiddle half 40 mg to 750 mg
How much cartilage do supplements contain?
The median product lists 100 mg per serving. One in ten lists 40 mg or less, one in ten 1,500 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 40 mg (80 products).
Products by amount of cartilage per serving
199 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.
| Amount per serving | Products | For example |
|---|---|---|
| 40 mg | 80 | One Daily Bone Health + UC-II For Joints (CVS Pharmacy); Comfort (GNC TriFlex); BeneFlex Joint Relief (BeneFlex) |
| 750 mg | 16 | Super Joint Formula (Vitabase); Shark Cartilage 750 mg (Vitabase); Joint Recovery (Lifestyle Fitness & Nutrition) |
| 100 mg | 11 | Arthro-Syn (Douglas Laboratories); Sports Injury Formula With Bromelain & Zinc (Martin Avenue Pharmacy); Gluco-Flex Forte (Douglas Laboratories) |
| 740 mg | 11 | Shark Cartilage 740 mg (Nature's Bounty); Shark Cartilage 740 mg (Vitamin World); Shark Cartilage (Douglas Laboratories) |
| 400 mg | 8 | Glucosalage SO4 (OL Olympian Labs); Glucosalage (OL Olympian Labs); Disc-Discovery (DaVinci Laboratories) |
| 1,000 mg | 8 | Shark Cartilage 500 mg (21st Century); Amino All (Nutri-West); Joint Wellness (Bio Nutrition) |
| 50 mg | 6 | Liga-PN (Nutri-West); Flex Solve 24/7 (American BioSciences); Joint Advantage Gold Original (Dr. David Williams) |
| 500 mg | 6 | Super Joint Complex (VitaCeutical Labs); Super Joint Complex (Vitamer Laboratories); Purified Chondroitin Sulfate (AB American Biologics) |
| 150 mg | 5 | Uni-Joint Formula (Douglas Laboratories); LigaZyme (Allergy Research Group); Joint Advantage Gold 5X (Dr. David Williams) |
| 1,500 mg | 5 | Shark Cartilage 750 mg (Thompson); Pure Shark Cartilage 750 mg (Solgar); 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (Solgar) |
Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).
Which products list the most cartilage?
On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgNOW4,500 mg
- Shark CartilageDouglas Cooper Co.4,500 mg
- Perfect Type II Collagen 800 mgPerfect Supplements3,200 mg
- Bovine Cartilage 750 mgNOW3,000 mg
- Grassfed CollagenAncestral Supplements3,000 mg
- Living CollagenAncestral Supplements3,000 mg
- Joint Strength & RepairHeart & Soil2,700 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgSwanson2,250 mg
In which products and brands?
Products listing cartilage by DSLD product type
Brands listing it most: OL Olympian Labs (9), NOW (7), Douglas Laboratories (6), The Vitamin Shoppe (4), Bronson (3), Doctor's Best (3), NewtonEverett (3), New Earth Edge (3), Puritan's Pride (3), Solgar (3).
Every product listing cartilage
247 products, A to Z by name (page 4 of 5), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Orthogen Juicy OrangeMorphogen Nutrition40 mg
- Orthogen Pineapple MangoMN Morphogen Nutrition40 mg
- Osteo Bi-Flex EaseOsteo Bi-Flex40 mg
- OsteoVantivMetagenics20 mg
- Perfect Type II Collagen 800 mgPerfect Supplements3,200 mg
- Pro-Series JointJacked Factory40 mg
- ProminNF NutriPlex Formulasin a blend
- Promin PowderNF NutriPlex Formulasin a blend
- Proteozyme ForteDouglas Laboratories100 mg
- Pure Shark Cartilage 750 mgSolgar1,500 mg
- Purified Chondroitin SulfateAB American Biologics500 mg
- Purified Chondroitin SulfatesAB American Biologics · off the market500 mg
- Rehab Support FormulaDouglas Laboratories · off the marketin a blend
- Rejuv-N-8Natural Guardian · off the market1,000 mg
- RejuvaCelFirstFitness Nutritionin a blend
- Relevia UC-IINewtonEverett40 mg
- Replenex AdvanceVitality For Life40 mg
- Salmon Collagen PlusNutriCology16.67 mg
- SC FormulaNature's Sunshinein a blend
- Senior Bone & Joint with UC-IIPuritan's Pride40 mg
- Shark CartilageNew Sun1,480 mg
- Shark CartilageHerb Xtrain a blend
- Shark CartilageDouglas Laboratories740 mg
- Shark CartilageOL Olympian Labs · off the market2,250 mg
- Shark CartilageDouglas Cooper Co.4,500 mg
- Shark CartilageDr. Rico Perez1,480 mg
- Shark CartilageBulkSupplements.com1,500 mg
- Shark Cartilage 100% Pure 750 mgNOW · off the market4,500 mg
- Shark Cartilage 2.25 GramsOL Olympian Labs · off the market2,250 mg
- Shark Cartilage 2250 mgOL Olympian Labs2,250 mg
- Shark Cartilage 500 mg21st Century1,000 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgNature's Bounty740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgVitamin World740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgPhysioLogics · off the market740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgBronson Laboratories740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgGM Germa740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgDC740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgPuritan's Pride740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgWonder Laboratories740 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750DC750 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgVitabase750 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgMartin Avenue Pharmacy750 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgThompson1,500 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe750 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgNOW4,500 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgIndiana Botanic Gardens750 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgSwanson Premium Brand · off the market2,250 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgSwanson2,250 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgGNC Natural Brand750 mg
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgSunshine Naturals750 mg