Be-Flexible
by GNC WellBeing · unknown
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- DSLD label 12334
- Serving 1 caplet
Be-Flexible by GNC WellBeing lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 caplet, such as 250 mg of MSM and 5 mg of hyaluronic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.
What is in Be-Flexible?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 caplet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSM | 250 mg | 60% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Fast-Acting Proprietary Blendas Chinese Skullcap root extract, Cutch Tree wood & bark extract | 250 mg | ||
| Hyaluronic Acidas Sodium HyaluronateHyaluronic Acid (Form: as Sodium Hyaluronate) (Alt. Name: HA) | 5 mg | 78% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid give more (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12334 (entered August 24, 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?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving 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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Hyaluronic Acid + MSM 500 mgAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas same ingredients
- Hyaluronic Acid With MSMVitabase 2 shared, 81% alike
- Hyaluronic Acid with MSMNOW · off the market 2 shared, 81% alike
- Hyaluronic AcidNOW · off the market 2 shared, 81% alike
- Hyaluronic Acid + With MSMNew Sun · off the market 2 shared, 81% alike
- Hyaluronic Acid +New Sun 2 shared, 81% 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
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, take the contents of one pak daily with food.
- Warnings
- WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors, No Wheat, No Gluten.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 12334.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, natural Mint Flavor, Vegetable Acetoglycerides, Sucralose, Chlorophyll.
How many labels does Be-Flexible have?
2 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 12334 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market December 19, 2023
- Label 5730 Entered February 23, 2012 · off the market December 19, 2023
DSLD also links this label to: Be-Balanced (bundle set), Be-Beautiful (bundle set), Be-Protected (bundle set), Be-Whole (bundle set).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC WellBeing products.