Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate Plus MSM
by Bluebonnet · capsule · 180 vegetable capsules
- Off the market since August 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 43715 01121 2
- DSLD label 179177
- Serving 3 capsules
- 60 servings
Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate Plus MSM by Bluebonnet lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 500 mg of vitamin C, 1,000 mg of glucosamine sulfate, 500 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 500 mg of MSM. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2018.
What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate Plus MSM?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid | 500 mg | 556% | Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Crustacean ShellfishGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: from Crustacean Shellfish) | 1,000 mg | 40% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). | |
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 500 mg | Higher than 53% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). | |
| MSM | 500 mg | 36% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 179177 (entered July 25, 2018), 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 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate Plus MSM's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Glucosamine, Chondroitin & MSMDoctor's A-Z 3 shared, 89% alike
- Arthiflex ProCoDeCo Nutrilife · off the market 3 shared, 89% alike
- Flex RX Joint BuilderIronMagLabs · off the market 3 shared, 89% alike
- Glucosamine 500 mg, Marine Chondroitin 100 mg & MSM 100 mgSimplySupplements 3 shared, 89% alike
- Cartilage CompanionPhysioLogics · off the market 3 shared, 89% alike
- Flex RXIronMagLabs 3 shared, 89% 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: As a dietary supplement, take three capsules once daily, preferably with a meal or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Warnings
- Contains: Crustacean shellfish (crab, lobster, shrimp)
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Made with non GMO ingredients
- Free of milk, egg, fish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. Also free of yeast, gluten, barley, rice and sugar.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 179177.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Kosher Vegetable Capsules, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Vegetable Cellulose.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Gluten free.
How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate Plus MSM have?
3 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 179177 (current) Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 180 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 01121 2
- Label 179173 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market August 22, 2023 · 120 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 01118 2
- Label 179160 Entered July 25, 2018 · off the market June 30, 2025 · 60 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 43715 01117 5
DSLD also links this label to: Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (image difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation (manufacturer), Sugar Land, TX. All Bluebonnet products.