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Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM

by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 360 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 01682 2
  • DSLD label 203570
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 180 servings

Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of glucosamine sulfate 2KCl, 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 500 mg of MSM. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 24, 2019.

What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM?

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).

Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 203570, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine Sulfate 2KClas Glucosamine Sulfate500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM 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 Sulfate400 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM against 950 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

48% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

MSM500 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM 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). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 203570 (entered September 24, 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 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?

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
Directions: Take two (2) capsules three times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Contains: Crustacean Shellfish (crab, lobster, shrimp).
Warning: Do not use this product if you are allergic to shellfish or sulfur.
Consult your physician prior to use if you are diabetic.
Keep out of reach of children.
Tamper evident Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free Dairy free Soy free Nut free
Does not contain: Gluten, sugar, salt, preservatives, artificial flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 203570.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Promise Tested Trusted Guaranteed 30 day money back guarantee.

How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM have?

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

  1. Label 203570 (current) Entered September 24, 2019 · on the market · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01682 2
  2. Label 203556 Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01656 3
  3. Label 203553 Entered June 24, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01633 4
  4. Label 183451 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 17, 2018 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01682 2
  5. Label 183446 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market December 17, 2019 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01656 3
  6. Label 183441 Entered November 21, 2018 · off the market December 17, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01633 4
  7. Label 183372 Entered November 21, 2018 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01632 7
  8. Label 79803 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market July 23, 2018 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01682 2
  9. Label 79791 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market July 23, 2018 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01656 3
  10. Label 79790 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market July 23, 2018 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01633 4
  11. Label 79788 Entered October 21, 2017 · off the market July 23, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01632 7
  12. Label 55389 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01682 2
  13. Label 55387 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01656 3
  14. Label 55385 Entered February 23, 2016 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01633 4
  15. Label 55354 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01632 7
  16. Label 31391 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01656 3
  17. Label 31388 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01633 4
  18. Label 31387 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01632 7
  19. Label 31384 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 360 capsules · UPC 7 66536 01682 2

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

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.

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