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Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfates 900 mg

by Natural Factors · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since July 2014 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 68958 02687 9
  • DSLD label 8832
  • Serving 1 capsule

Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfates 900 mg by Natural Factors lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of glucosamine sulfate and 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.

What is in Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfates 900 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 Sulfates 900 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 8832, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydratesless than 1 g1%
Sodium15 mg2%Sodium in Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfates 900 mg against 14,514 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.15 mg

72% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg.

Glucosamine Sulfate500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfates 900 mg 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 Sulfates 900 mg 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 8832 (entered June 1, 2012), 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 2 to 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?

2 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
Suggested Usage: 1 capsule, 2-3 times per day with meals or as directed by a health professional.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Sealed for your protection. Do not use if seal is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no artificial preservatives, color or sweeteners; no corn, dairy, soy, starch, wheat or yeast.
Storage
For freshness, store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 8832.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin capsule, Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): (recycle) Recyclable container; Purity & Potency Guaranteed.

How many labels does Glucosamine & Chondroitin Sulfates 900 mg have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 8832 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market July 15, 2014 · 120 capsules · UPC 0 68958 02687 9
  2. Label 8829 Entered June 1, 2012 · off the market July 15, 2014 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 68958 02686 2

DSLD also links this label to: Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg/400 mg (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg/400 mg (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg/400 mg (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg/ 400 mg (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg/400 mg (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg / 400 mg (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg / 400 mg (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 500 mg / 400 mg (package size 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 Natural Factors Canada (manufacturer). All Natural Factors products.

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