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Glucosamine & Chondroitin

by Thorne Research · capsule · 90 vegetarian capsules

  • Off the market since October 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93749 76702 2
  • DSLD label 64025
  • Serving 1 capsule

Glucosamine & Chondroitin by Thorne Research lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 86 mg of potassium, 78 mg of chloride, 500 mg of glucosamine sulfate and 250 mg of chondroitin sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2016.

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 64025, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Potassiumas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride ComplexPotassium (Form: from Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Complex)86 mg2%Potassium in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 11,614 products86 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg86 mg

57% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 258 mg.

Chlorideas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride ComplexChloride (Form: from Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Complex)78 mg2%Chloride in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 1,476 products78 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 183.5 mg, the median 75 mg.DV 2,300 mgUL 3,600 mg78 mg

Higher than 52% of 1,476 products listing chloride (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 234 mg.

Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride ComplexGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: as Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Complex)500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 875 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

65% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Chondroitin Sulfate250 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 950 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.250 mg

63% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 64025 (entered August 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Glucosamine & Chondroitin's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Take 1 capsule three times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
Warnings
Contains ingredient derived from shellfish (glucosamine sulfate = crab and/or shrimp).
Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed.
If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
Storage
Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 64025.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from Cellulose) Capsule, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NSF Certified for sport. Listed with: NSF certified (contents or GMP), NSF Certified for Sport (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Glucosamine & Chondroitin have?

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

  1. Label 64025 (current) Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market October 27, 2017 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 76702 2
  2. Label 16087 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market July 25, 2016 · 90 vegetarian capsules · UPC 6 93749 76702 2

DSLD also links this label to: Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product), 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 Thorne Research, Inc. (manufacturer), Dover, Idaho. All Thorne Research products.

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