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Glucosamine & Chondroitin

by Geri-Care · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 57896 85906 0
  • DSLD label 309686
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Glucosamine & Chondroitin by Geri-Care lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride and 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Glucosamine & Chondroitin?

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).

Glucosamine & Chondroitin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309686, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Sodium35 mg2%Sodium in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 14,514 products35 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.35 mg

60% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 105 mg.

Glucosamine Hydrochloride500 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 628 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

80% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Chondroitin Sulfate400 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 950 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

48% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309686 (entered June 20, 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 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.

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: Adults-One capsule, three times daily, as a dietary supplement, or as recommended by your physician. For long-term use, consult a health care professional for dosage information.
Warnings
Contains: Crab and Shrimp
As with any supplement, if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or taking medication, ask a health professional before use.
Caution: If you are allergic to shellfish or beef, consult your physician before taking.
Tamper Evident: Do not use if imprinted seal under cap is missing or broken.
Keep out of reach of children. Package not child resistant
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Storage
Store at room temperature

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309686.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Glucosamine & Chondroitin have?

3 labels are on file under this name since May 24, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309686 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 3 57896 85906 0
  2. Label 206573 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market August 18, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 3 57896 85906 0
  3. Label 176883 Entered May 24, 2018 · off the market April 4, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 3 57896 85906 0

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Geri-Care Pharmaceuticals Corp. (distributor), Brooklyn, NY. All Geri-Care products.

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