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Cartilast

by Quality of Life · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12259 00326 4
  • DSLD label 299340
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Cartilast by Quality of Life lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 1,000 IU (25 mcg) of vitamin D3, 90 mcg of vitamin K2 and 6 mg of boron. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2023.

What is in Cartilast?

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).

Cartilast: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 299340, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol1,000 IU (25 mcg)250%Vitamin D in Cartilast against 14,175 products25 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg25 mcg

Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Vitamin K2as Mena Q790 mcg112%Vitamin K in Cartilast against 4,607 products90 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg90 mcg

Higher than 64% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K (median 80 mcg).

Boronas Bororganic Glycine6 mgBoron in Cartilast against 3,339 products6 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg6 mg

Higher than 96% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg).

AvoVidaas Avocado Fruit Unsaponifiable Extract, Soybean Unsaponifiable Extract300 mg
Phytosterols90 mgPhytosterols in Cartilast against 440 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.90 mg

81% of 440 products listing phytosterols give more (median 400 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 299340 (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?

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:

  • Its 6 mg of boron is higher than 96% of the 3,339 boron products that print an amount; 83 list more.

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 Cartilast'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
Suggested use: Take 2 capsules once daily.
Warnings
Contains soy.
Warning: Do not use is seal is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Consult a doctor before use if you are pregnant or lactating, have or had a medical condition, or are taking prescription drugs, especially blood thinners.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is suitable for vegetarians and is gluten-free.
GF Non-GMO
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 299340.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Soy Protein Isolates, Mixed Tocopherols, Silica, Glycerol Monostearate, Leucine, Tapioca Dextrin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Olive Oil, Rosemary extract.

How many labels does Cartilast 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 299340 (current) Entered November 22, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 8 12259 00326 4
  2. Label 260943 Entered April 11, 2022 · off the market September 17, 2021 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 12259 00326 4
  3. Label 175576 Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market September 12, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 8 12259 00326 4
  4. Label 56602 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market January 3, 2018 · 60 vegicaps · UPC 8 12259 00326 4

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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