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Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate

by The Vitamin Shoppe · softgel capsule · 120 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66536 03398 0
  • DSLD label 80391
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 40 servings

Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate by The Vitamin Shoppe lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 softgels, such as 500 mg of D-glucosamine HCl and 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.

What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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 Sulfate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 80391, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories25 Calories
Total Fat2.5 g3%Fat (unspecified) in Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate against 11,965 products2.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.2.5 g

Higher than 70% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 7.5 g.

D-Glucosamine HCl500 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate against 628 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

80% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Chondroitin Sulfate400 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate 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.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 80391 (entered November 20, 2017), 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?

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) softgels three times daily, preferably with meals.
Warnings
Contains: Soy and Crustacean Shellfish (shrimp, crab).
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 Nut free
Does Not Contain: Wheat, gluten, salt, dairy, citrus, fish, artificial colors or flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 80391.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soybean Oil, Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Soy Lecithin, Carob extract, Titanium Dioxide, yellow Beeswax.

How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate have?

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

  1. Label 80392 Entered November 20, 2017 · off the market January 11, 2021 · 240 softgels · UPC 7 66536 03399 7
  2. Label 80391 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 66536 03398 0
  3. Label 55562 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 66536 03398 0
  4. Label 55561 Entered January 25, 2016 · off the market August 30, 2017 · 240 softgels · UPC 7 66536 03399 7
  5. Label 35139 Entered July 25, 2014 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01831 4
  6. Label 35137 Entered July 25, 2014 · on the market · 240 softgels · UPC 7 66536 01832 1

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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