Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate
by The Vitamin Shoppe · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 02961 7
- DSLD label 55523
- Serving 1 tablet
Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of glucosamine sulfate 2KCl and 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 23, 2016.
What is in Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucosamine Sulfate 2KClas Glucosamine Sulfate, Potassium ChlorideGlucosamine Sulfate 2KCl (Form: Glucosamine Sulfate, complexed with Potassium Chloride) | 500 mg | 65% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. | |
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 400 mg | 48% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 55523 (entered February 23, 2016), 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.
- GluChondrex GoldSimplyBest same ingredients
- Glucosamine Sulphate 2KCl 500 mg & Chondroitin 400 mg (90%)SimplyBest same ingredients
- Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate 900 mgWebber Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate 500/400 mgWebber Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Double Strength Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate 500 mg - 400 mgHolista · off the market same ingredients
- Glucosamine & ChondroitinSwanson Ultra · off the market same ingredients
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 one (1) tablet three (3) times daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Contains: Crustacean Shellfish (lobster, crab and shrimp).
- Warning: Do not use this product if you are allergic to shellfish or sulfur.
- 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: Yeast, Corn, Wheat, Gluten, Sugar, Salt, Soy, Starch, Dairy, Citrus, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 55523.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Croscarmellose Sodium, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Magnesium Silicate, Carnauba Wax.
How many labels does Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfate have?
4 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 55523 (current) Entered February 23, 2016 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02961 7
- Label 55351 Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01486 6
- Label 31686 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 66536 02961 7
- Label 31377 Entered March 25, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 66536 01486 6
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.