Glucosamine 500 mg
by Nature's Way · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 45191 5
- DSLD label 204312
- Serving 1 capsule
Glucosamine 500 mg by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 500 mg of glucosamine HCl per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2019.
What is in Glucosamine 500 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucosamine HCl | 500 mg | 80% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 204312 (entered June 24, 2019), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Chewable Glucosamine Natural Orange And Honey-Lemon FlavourQuest · off the market same ingredients
- Joint Decision Pure Glucosamine HClLife Priority · off the market same ingredients
- Glucosamine 500 mgThe Vitamin Shoppe same ingredients
- Vegetarian Glucosamine 500 mgSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
- Formula 582DC same ingredients
- Glucosamine Hydrochloride 500 mgWonder Laboratories same ingredients
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
- Recommendation: Take 1 capsule three times daily, preferably with food.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Safety sealed with printed inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
- If pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Contains shellfish (shrimp, crab, cray fish, lobster).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free. No sugar, salt, yeast, wheat, corn, soy, dairy products, artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 204312.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Cellulose.
How many labels does Glucosamine 500 mg have?
2 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 204312 (current) Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 33674 45191 5
- Label 63300 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market October 5, 2018 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 33674 45191 5
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.