Bone & Joint Health Formula
by GNC Preventive Nutrition · other (e.g. tea bag) · 90 caplets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 48107 11843 3
- DSLD label 27311
- Serving 3 caplets
- 30 servings
Bone & Joint Health Formula by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 9 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 3 caplets, such as 75 mg of vitamin C, 1,600 IU (40 mcg) of vitamin D, 80 mcg of vitamin K and 750 mcg of calcium; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.
What is in Bone & Joint Health Formula?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 caplets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 75 mg | 125% | 62% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin Das Cholecalciferol, Vitamin D3Vitamin D (Form: as Cholecalciferol (Alt. Name: Vitamin D-3)) | 1,600 IU (40 mcg) | 400% | Higher than 79% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). |
| Vitamin Kas MenaquinoneVitamin K (Form: as Menaquinone) | 80 mcg | 100% | 37% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg). |
| Calciumas Aquamin(TM) Sea Algae, Calcium PhosphateCalcium (Form: from Aquamin(TM) Sea Algae Genus: Lithothamnium Species: corallioides/calcareum, and Calcium Phosphate) | 750 mcg | 75% | This amount is far outside what other labels list for calcium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD. |
| Magnesiumas Aquamin(TM) Sea AlgaeMagnesium (Form: from Aquamin(TM) Sea Algae Genus: Lithothamnium Species: corallioides/calcareum) | 51 mg | 13% | 59% of 14,003 products listing magnesium give more (median 86 mg). |
| Zincas Zinc OxideZinc (Form: as Zinc Oxide) | 10 mg | 67% | 51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). |
| Cutch Tree wood and bark extract, Chinese Skullcap root extract | 250 mg | ||
| Cutch Tree wood and bark extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Chinese Skullcap Root Extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Turmeric root extractas CurcuminTurmeric root extract (Form: 20% Curcumin Note: = 10 mg) PlantPart: root Genus: Curcuma Species: longa | 50 mg | 71% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Mbp | 40 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27311 (entered November 25, 2013), 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; 2 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Bone & Joint Health Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Stay ActiveEstroven 5 shared, 61% alike
- SculaciaBiotics Research Corporation 2 shared, 45% alike
- Joint HealthGNC Women's Ultra Mega 2 shared, 45% alike
- Univestin 250 mg Herbal Complex for Healthy JointsSwanson Ultra · off the market 2 shared, 45% alike
- Joint HealthGNC Mega Men 2 shared, 45% alike
- Comfort, Function & FlexibilityGNC TriFlex 3 shared, 45% 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 three caplets daily.
- Warnings
- CONTAINS: Dairy and Soybeans.
- 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.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 27311.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Titanium Dioxide, Vegetable Acetoglycerides.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): PHYSICIAN ENDORCED; Aquamin Nature's Perfect Calcium!(R).
How many labels does Bone & Joint Health Formula have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 27311 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 caplets · UPC 0 48107 11843 3
- Label 27287 Entered November 25, 2013 · on the market · 90 caplets · UPC 0 48107 12438 0
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 Preventive Nutrition products.