Bovine Cartilage Plus
by BodSmith · capsule · 180 capsules
- Off the market since September 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 6 029540 268606
- DSLD label 252203
- Serving 2 capsules
- 90 servings
Bovine Cartilage Plus by BodSmith lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,000 mg of bovine tracheal cartilage and 30 mg of papain. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2021.
What is in Bovine Cartilage Plus?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovine Tracheal Cartilage | 1,000 mg | Higher than 83% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,000 mg. | |
| Papain | 30 mg | 52% of 607 products listing papain give more (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 252203 (entered August 23, 2021), 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 1 to 3 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Cartilage+DaVinci Laboratories of Vermont same ingredients
- Purified Chondroitin SulfatesAB American Biologics · off the market same ingredients
- Purified Chondroitin SulfateAB American Biologics same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgVitabase 1 shared, 60% alike
- Shark Cartilage 2.25 GramsOL Olympian Labs · off the market 1 shared, 60% alike
- Natural Shark Cartilage 740 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market 1 shared, 60% 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, take 2 capsules with each meal.
- Warnings
- Warning: If pregnant or nursing, consult your healthcare practitioner before taking this product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Made with Non GMO ingredients
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 252203.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Leucine.
How many labels does Bovine Cartilage Plus have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2021.
- Label 252203 (current) Entered August 23, 2021 · off the market September 18, 2024 · 180 capsules · UPC 6 029540 268606
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names BodSmith (distributor), Litchfield, MI. All BodSmith products.