PlainVitamins

CartiCharge

by Charge! Health Products · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since November 2020 (NIH)
  • DSLD label 14555
  • Serving 2 capsules

CartiCharge by Charge! Health Products lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 800 mg of shark cartilage, 100 mg of green lipped mussel, 2 mg of zinc and 2 mg of boron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 25, 2012.

What is in CartiCharge?

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).

CartiCharge: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 14555, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Shark Cartilage800 mgCartilage in CartiCharge against 199 products800 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 750 mg, the median 100 mg.800 mg

Higher than 82% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,600 mg.

Green Lipped Mussel100 mgNew Zealand green-lipped mussel in CartiCharge against 78 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 750 mg, the median 250 mg.100 mg

72% of 78 products listing new zealand green-lipped mussel give more (median 250 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Zinc2 mg18%*Zinc in CartiCharge against 13,186 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg2 mg

90% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Boron2 mgBoron in CartiCharge against 3,339 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg2 mg

Higher than 64% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Silica2 mgSilicon in CartiCharge against 1,220 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 10.5 mg, the median 4 mg.2 mg

61% of 1,220 products listing silicon give more (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

Yucca2 mgYucca in CartiCharge against 106 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 450 mg, the median 50 mg.2 mg

84% of 106 products listing yucca give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4 mg.

* % Daily Value computed from the printed amount and the FDA Daily Value (21 CFR 101.9); the label prints none for that row.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14555 (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:

  • 90% of the 13,186 products that print an amount of zinc list more than its 2 mg of zinc (median 11 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with CartiCharge's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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, 2 capsules upon rising in the morning and 2 capsules at bedtime, or as directed by your health care practitioner.
Warnings
NOTE: Not to be taken during pregnancy or lactation, or 2 weeks before or after surgery.
Keep out of reach of children.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 14555.

How many labels does CartiCharge have?

One label is on file, entered on October 25, 2012.

  1. Label 14555 (current) Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market November 19, 2020 · 120 capsules

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Where next?