PlainVitamins

Glucosamine & Chondroitin

by Protocol For Life Balance · tablet or pill · 120 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 13243 6
  • DSLD label 73355
  • Serving 2 tablets

Glucosamine & Chondroitin by Protocol For Life Balance 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 April 25, 2017.

What is in 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).

Glucosamine & Chondroitin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 73355, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Sodium110 mg5%Sodium in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 14,514 products110 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.110 mg

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 mg1.5 gGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 875 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.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 mg1.2 gChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 950 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 73355 (entered April 25, 2017), 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.

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, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Cautions/Interactions: Do not use if you are allergic to shellfish.
Glucosamine may interact with warfarin and some chemotherapy agents. If you are taking any of these medications, consult your medical practitioner before using this product.
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.
Warning: Persons with a known allergy to shellfish should not use this product.
Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or tree nut ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 73355.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Vegetarian Coating.

How many labels does Glucosamine & Chondroitin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 73355 (current) Entered April 25, 2017 · on the market · 120 tablets · UPC 7 07359 13243 6
  2. Label 15450 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 07359 13243 6

DSLD also links this label to: Extra Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product).

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

Who makes it?

The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

Where next?