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Glucosamine '1000'

by NOW · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03237 9
  • DSLD label 335242
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 30 servings

Glucosamine '1000' by NOW lists one ingredient: 2 g of glucosamine hydrochloride per serving of 2 capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 24, 2025.

What is in Glucosamine '1000'?

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).

Glucosamine '1000': Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 335242, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Glucosamine '1000' against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Glucosamine Hydrochloride2000 mg2 gGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine '1000' against 628 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2 g

Higher than 96% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride (median 1.5 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 335242 (entered July 24, 2025), 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 2 g of glucosamine hydrochloride is higher than 96% of the 628 glucosamine hydrochloride products that print an amount; 5 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?

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 Usage: Take 2 capsules daily.
Warnings
Caution: Persons with a known allergy to shellfish should not use this product.
For adults only. Keep out of reach of children.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish).
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, tree nut or sesame 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, milk, egg, fish, tree nut or sesame ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 335242.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): H (Halal) GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Glucosamine '1000' have?

8 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 335242 (current) Entered July 24, 2025 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03237 9
  2. Label 59900 Entered May 22, 2016 · on the market · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03239 3
  3. Label 57304 Entered March 24, 2016 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03237 9
  4. Label 46090 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market December 23, 2015 · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03237 9
  5. Label 44659 Entered April 24, 2015 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 33739 03239 3
  6. Label 14751 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market March 24, 2015 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03239 3
  7. Label 14725 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market April 24, 2015 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03237 9
  8. Label 14421 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market November 24, 2015 · 90 vcaps(R) · UPC 7 33739 03132 7

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 (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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