Extra Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin
by NOW · tablet or pill · 240 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03244 7
- DSLD label 57308
- Serving 2 tablets
- 120 servings
Extra Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1.5 g of glucosamine sulfate and 1.2 g of chondroitin sodium sulfate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2016.
What is in Extra Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Sodium | 110 mg | 5% | Higher than 67% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Potassium Sulfate ComplexGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: from Glucosamine Potassium Sulfate Complex) Note: 1,500 mg | 1.5 g | Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). | |
| Chondroitin Sodium Sulfateas Bovine CartilageChondroitin Sodium Sulfate (Form: from Bovine Cartilage) Note: 1,200 mg | 1.2 g | Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 57308 (entered March 24, 2016), 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?
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 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Glucosamine & ChondroitinProtocol For Life Balance same ingredients
- Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfates 900 mgNatural Factors · off the market same ingredients
- Original Formula Glucosamine & Chondroitin21st Century · off the market 3 shared, 88% alike
- Glucosamine 250 mg & Chondroitin 200 mg21st Century · off the market 3 shared, 88% alike
- Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg / 400 mgNatural Factors 3 shared, 88% alike
- Extra Strength Glucosamine & ChondroitinProtocol For Life Balance · off the market 4 shared, 85% 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 tablets daily.
- Due to the size of tablet, take with 8 oz. of water or other beverage.
- Warnings
- Caution: Persons with a known allergy to shellfish should not use this product.
- For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish).
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 57308.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Vegetarian Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Non-GMO; GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Extra Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin have?
8 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 57308 (current) Entered March 24, 2016 · on the market · 240 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03244 7
- Label 57307 Entered March 24, 2016 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03243 0
- Label 57306 Entered March 24, 2016 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03242 3
- Label 13133 Entered December 21, 2012 · on the market · 155 tablets
- Label 14756 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 240 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03244 7
- Label 14755 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03243 0
- Label 14753 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03242 3
- Label 11853 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03242 3
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.