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Glucosamine Chondroitin

by Nature's Way FlexMax · tablet or pill · 240 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 14560 9
  • DSLD label 201570
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 120 servings

Glucosamine Chondroitin by Nature's Way FlexMax lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 70 mg of potassium, 1.11 g of glucosamine sulfate potassium chloride and 600 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 April 25, 2019.

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 201570, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

Sodium60 mg3%Sodium in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 14,514 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.60 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Potassium70 mg2%Potassium in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 11,614 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg70 mg

66% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 140 mg.

Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium ChlorideGlucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Note: providing1.11 gGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 875 products1.11 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1.11 g

Higher than 61% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.22 g.

Glucosamine Sulfate750 mg
Chondroitin Sulfate600 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin against 950 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.600 mg

Higher than 58% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 201570 (entered April 25, 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 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?

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
Recommendation: Take 2 tablets twice daily.
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, crayfish, and lobster).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 201570.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Silica, Glycerin.

How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin have?

9 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 201570 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 240 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14560 9
  2. Label 201568 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 160 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14535 7
  3. Label 201498 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 80 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14191 5
  4. Label 78645 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market September 17, 2018 · 240 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14560 9
  5. Label 54327 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market September 17, 2018 · 160 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14535 7
  6. Label 54254 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market September 17, 2018 · 80 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14191 5
  7. Label 39905 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 14, 2017 · 240 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14560 9
  8. Label 39798 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 160 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14535 7
  9. Label 39719 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 80 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14191 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 FlexMax products.

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