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Glucosamine Chondroitin

by ForestLeaf · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC X0023NBJ35
  • DSLD label 323037
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 40 servings

Glucosamine Chondroitin by ForestLeaf lists 10 ingredients, 10 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 50 mg of vitamin C, 1,200 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride, 450 mg of chondroitin sulfate sodium and 100 mg of hyaluronic acid. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 Chondroitin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 323037, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid50 mg56%Vitamin C in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 18,583 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg50 mg

77% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Glucosamine Hydrochloride1,200 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 628 products1.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.2 g

61% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.4 g.

Chondroitin Sulfate Sodium450 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 950 products450 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.450 mg

Higher than 53% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg.

Hyaluronic Acid100 mgHyaluronic acid in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 900 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.100 mg

Higher than 64% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Methylsulfonylmethane50 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 1,454 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.50 mg

89% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

Turmeric Root Extract4:180 mgTurmeric in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 2,369 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Turmeric Root Extractas Curcuminoids95% curcuminoids20 mg
Bromelain70 GDU/g50 mgBromelain in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 1,337 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.50 mg

50% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 100 mg.

GingerOrganic23 mgGinger in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 1,770 products23 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.23 mg

77% of 1,770 products listing ginger give more (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 46 mg.

Chicken Collagen, Hydrolyzed2 mgCollagen in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 1,008 products0.002 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.0.002 g

over 99% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.004 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 323037 (entered January 23, 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:

  • 89% of the 1,454 products that print an amount of methylsulfonylmethane list more than its 50 mg of methylsulfonylmethane (median 500 mg).
  • over 99% of the 1,008 products that print an amount of collagen list more than its 0.002 g of chicken collagen, hydrolyzed (filed by NIH under collagen) (median 1 g).

The NIH database records 1 to 2 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: As a dietary supplement, adults take 3 capsules daily, preferably with food, or as directed by your healthcare professional. Intensive use: Adults take 3 capsules twice dialy.
Warnings
Contains shellfish
Caution: Keep out of reach of children.
If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any prescription medicine, consult your physician before taking this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Diary, gluten, egg & nut free
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 323037.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in USA with Globally sourced ingredients.

How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since July 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 323037 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC X0023NBJ35
  2. Label 229516 Entered July 23, 2020 · off the market July 21, 2023 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 6 45080 87581 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Forest Leaf (distributor), Brooklyn, NY. All ForestLeaf products.

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