Chondroitin Sulfate 600 mg
by NOW · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03226 3
- DSLD label 313811
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Chondroitin Sulfate 600 mg by NOW lists one ingredient: 1.2 g of chondroitin sodium sulfate per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.
What is in Chondroitin Sulfate 600 mg?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 110 mg | 5% | Higher than 67% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 330 mg. |
| Chondroitin Sodium Sulfateas Bovine CartilageBSE-free, 1,200 mg | 1.2 g | Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3,600 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313811 (entered July 25, 2024), 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 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.
- ChondriotinPharmax same ingredients
- Chondroitin Sulfate 500 mgWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Csa 500DC same ingredients
- Chondroitin Sulfate 600 mgSolgar 2 shared, 80% alike
- Chondroitin SulfateDouglas Laboratories 1 shared, 70% alike
- Chondroitin Sulfate 450 mgTerraVita 1 shared, 70% 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 Usage: Take 2 capsules 1 to 3 times daily.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Triangle K (Kosher) Contains gelatin
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 313811.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Bovine Gelatin, Rice Flour, Stearic Acid.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.
How many labels does Chondroitin Sulfate 600 mg have?
4 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 313811 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03226 3
- Label 57253 Entered March 24, 2016 · off the market February 12, 2024 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03226 3
- Label 14702 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03226 3
- Label 14700 Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03225 6
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.