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Cartiquil

by Quality Of Life · capsule · 60 vegicaps

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12259 00325 7
  • DSLD label 175579
  • Serving 2 vegetarian capsules
  • 30 servings

Cartiquil by Quality Of Life lists 8 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 2 vegetarian capsules, such as 500 mg of meriva curcumin phytosome, 75 mg of celery seed extract and 50 mg of boswellia serrata gum resin extract; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.

What is in Cartiquil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 vegetarian 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).

Cartiquil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 175579, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Meriva Curcumin PhytosomeMeriva Curcumin Phytosome Note: Proprietary Blend of500 mgCurcumin in Cartiquil against 550 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 200 mg.500 mg

Higher than 81% of 550 products listing curcumin (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Turmeric rhizome extractno amount given
Curcuminoids90 mgCurcuminoid in Cartiquil against 309 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 300 mg, the median 100 mg.90 mg

55% of 309 products listing curcuminoid give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg.

Phosphatidylcholineas Sunflowerno amount given
Celery seed extract75 mgCelery in Cartiquil against 221 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 75 mg.75 mg

50% of 221 products listing celery give more (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Total 3NB Phthalides31.9 mg
Boswellia serrata gum resin extract50 mgBoswellia in Cartiquil against 665 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.50 mg

86% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

3-O-Acetyl-11-Keto-Beta-Boswellic Acid10 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 175579 (entered April 25, 2018), 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:

  • 86% of the 665 products that print an amount of boswellia list more than its 50 mg of boswellia (median 135 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 Cartiquil'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: 2 vegicaps 2x daily with a meal.
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
Non GMO
This product is suitable for Vegetarians & gluten-free.
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 175579.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Vegetable Cellulose, L-Leucine, Silica, Dicalcium Phosphate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V; GF; GMP.

How many labels does Cartiquil have?

2 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 175579 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 vegicaps · UPC 8 12259 00325 7
  2. Label 56798 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market January 3, 2018 · 30 vegicaps · UPC 8 12259 00325 7

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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