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Cartiflex

by Quality of Life · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12259 00323 3
  • DSLD label 299339
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Cartiflex by Quality of Life lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.

What is in Cartiflex?

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).

Cartiflex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 299339, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Proprietary Blend1,200 mg
BioCell Collagenas Chicken Sternal Collagen Type II, Hydrolyzed600 mgCollagen in Cartiflex against 1,008 products0.6 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.0.6 g

55% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.2 g.

Hyaluronic Acid100 mgHyaluronic acid in Cartiflex against 900 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 64% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Chondroitin Sulfate400 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Cartiflex against 950 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

48% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299339 (entered November 22, 2023), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 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?

6 products list 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 use: Take 2 capsules twice daily with meals.
Warnings
Warning: Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult your healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant or lactating, have or had a medical condition, or are taking prescription drugs.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF
This product is gluten-free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299339.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Leucine.

How many labels does Cartiflex have?

4 labels are on file under this name since February 23, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 299339 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 12259 00323 3
  2. Label 260942 Entered February 23, 2022 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 12259 00323 3
  3. Label 175573 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market September 12, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 12259 00323 3
  4. Label 56595 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market January 3, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 12259 00323 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names QOL Labs, LLC (distributor), Purchase, NY. All Quality of Life products.

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