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Joint Health

by BioFactor · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since October 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 8 59630 00407 6
  • DSLD label 54081
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 120 servings

Joint Health by BioFactor lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mcg of vitamin C, 5 mg of zinc, 800 mg of L-proline and 150 mg of L-glycine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.

What is in Joint Health?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Joint Health: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 54081, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mcg1%Vitamin C in Joint Health against 18,583 products0.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg0.5 mg

over 99% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1 mg.

Zincas Zinc Picolinate5 mg33%Zinc in Joint Health against 13,186 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg5 mg

72% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

L-Proline800 mgProline in Joint Health against 387 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.800 mg

Higher than 62% of 387 products listing proline (median 487.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg.

L-Glycine150 mgGlycine in Joint Health against 1,078 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.150 mg

60% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

L-Lysine50 mgLysine in Joint Health against 1,250 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 148.25 mg to 996.25 mg, the median 500 mg.50 mg

86% of 1,250 products listing lysine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 54081 (entered December 23, 2015), 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:

  • over 99% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 0.5 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

The NIH database records 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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: Take 2 capsules, twice daily. Preferably morning and night.
Warnings
Warning: Not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safely seal is broken etc.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Drug free Gluten free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 54081.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Vegetable MCT Blend.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): CERTIFIED cGMP.

How many labels does Joint Health have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2015.

  1. Label 54081 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market October 17, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 8 59630 00407 6

DSLD also links this label to: Joint Health (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 Meehan Formulations, LLC (manufacturer), Jackson, WY. All BioFactor products.

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