100 % Pure Shark Cartilage
by NOW · capsule · 300 capsules
- Off the market since January 2013 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03272 0
- DSLD label 14876
- Serving 6 capsules
- 50 servings
100 % Pure Shark Cartilage by NOW lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 810 mg of calcium and 4.5 g of shark cartilage, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.
What is in 100 % Pure Shark Cartilage?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g. |
| Protein | 2 g | 4% | 70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Calcium | 810 mg | 81% | Higher than 95% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,620 mg. |
| Sodium | 40 mg | 2% | 56% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
| Shark Cartilage | 4.5 g | Higher than 97% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,000 mg. | |
| Mucopolysaccharides | 720 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14876 (entered October 25, 2012), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- Its 810 mg of calcium is higher than 95% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 884 list more.
- Its 4,500 mg of shark cartilage (filed by NIH under cartilage) is higher than 97% of the 199 cartilage products that print an amount.
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 100 % Pure Shark Cartilage's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Bovine Cartilage 750 mgNOW 5 shared, 92% alike
- Shark Cartilage 100% Pure 750 mgNOW · off the market 6 shared, 87% alike
- 100% Pure Shark CartilageNOW · off the market 5 shared, 62% alike
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgNOW 5 shared, 62% alike
- Shark CartilageDouglas Cooper Co. 5 shared, 62% alike
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgThompson 3 shared, 46% 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
- SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 6 capsules 1 to 2 times daily. Consider taking these other NOW(R) products: AHCC(R) and Joint Support(TM).
- Warnings
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, recovering from recent surgery, or have a medical condition (especially a heart/circulatory condition).
- Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Caution: For adults only.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 14876.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Silica.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does 100 % Pure Shark Cartilage have?
One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.
- Label 14876 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market January 7, 2013 · 300 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03272 0
DSLD also links this label to: Shark Cartilage 750 mg (image difference, same product), 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (image difference, same product), 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (image difference, same product), Shark Cartilage 750 mg (image difference, same product), Shark Cartilage 750 mg (image difference, same product), Shark Cartilage 750 mg (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW FOODS (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.