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Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M.

by DC · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 309859
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 30 servings

Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M. by DC lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate potassium chloride, 1,200 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 500 mg of methylsulfonylmethane, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 20, 2024.

What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M.?

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 & M.S.M.: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309859, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M. 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).

Dietary Fiberless than 1 g4%
Sodium150 mg6%Sodium in Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M. against 14,514 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.150 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride1,500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M. 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 Sulfate1,200 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M. 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).

Methylsulfonylmethane500 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M. against 1,454 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

36% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309859 (entered June 20, 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.

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?

1 product lists 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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take three (3) tablets daily, preferably with a meal.
Warnings
Tamper evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
Keep out of reach of children.
Caution: Do not take this product if you are pregnant, nursing or allergic to shellfish.
Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish) ingredients.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees-86 degrees F (15 degrees-30 degrees C).

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309859.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Magnesium Silicate, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QualiPure.

How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin & M.S.M. have?

4 labels are on file under this name since July 27, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309859 (current) Entered June 20, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets
  2. Label 265822 Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 90 tablets
  3. Label 265821 Entered April 11, 2022 · on the market · 90 tablets
  4. Label 245005 Entered July 27, 2021 · off the market September 12, 2022 · 90 tablets

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

Who makes it?

The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.

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