Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex
by Puritan's Pride · capsule · 120 rapid release capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 10236 3
- DSLD label 318274
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex by Puritan's Pride lists 5 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 60 mg of vitamin C and 2 mg of manganese; 3 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2024.
What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 67% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mg. |
| Manganeseas Manganese Sulfate | 2 mg | 87% | 38% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 6 mg. |
| Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex1.1 g | 1,100 mg | ||
| Glucosamine Hydrochloride | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Methylsulfonylmethane | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Chondroitin Sulfate | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318274 (entered August 22, 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; 3 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Glucosamine ChondroitinNature's Bounty same ingredients
- Glucosamine with Chondroitin & MSMNutricost 4 shared, 90% alike
- Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM Citrus FlavorProtocol For Life Balance 5 shared, 84% alike
- Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin with MSMNOW 5 shared, 84% alike
- Liquid Glucosamine & ChondroitinNOW · off the market 5 shared, 81% alike
- G/C 1000Progressive Professional from Progressive Laboratories 4 shared, 78% alike
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
- Directions: For adults, take two (2) capsules three times daily, preferably with meals. Capsules may be opened and the contents added to juice or soft foods.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, including blood thinners, or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur. Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Contains shellfish (crab, crayfish, lobster, shrimp) ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast. Sodium free.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 318274.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex have?
5 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 318274 (current) Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 120 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 10236 3
- Label 318273 Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 10238 7
- Label 286273 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 120 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 10236 3
- Label 286272 Entered June 22, 2023 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 60 rapid release capsules · UPC 0 74312 10238 7
- Label 12285 Entered August 24, 2012 · on the market · 120 coated caplets · UPC 0 25077 19076 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.