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Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM

by Protocol For Life Balance · capsule · 180 veg capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 13172 9
  • DSLD label 326440
  • Serving 3 veg capsules
  • 60 servings

Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM by Protocol For Life Balance lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 veg capsules, such as 1,100 mg of glucosamine sulfate, 1,200 mg of chondroitin sodium sulfate and 300 mg of methylsulfonylmethane, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 23, 2025.

What is in Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 veg 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 With MSM: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 326440, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Sodium150 mg7%Sodium in Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM against 14,514 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.150 mg

Higher than 75% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg).

Glucosamine Sulfate1.1g, from glucosamine potassium sulfate complex1,100 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM against 875 products1.1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1.1 g

Higher than 60% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g).

Glucosamine Potassium Sulfate Complex1,500 mg
Chondroitin Sodium Sulfateas Bovine Cartilage1.2g1,200 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM against 950 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg).

Methylsulfonylmethane300 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM against 1,454 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

56% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 326440 (entered January 23, 2025), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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 With MSM's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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: Take 3 capsules daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Cautions/Interactions: For adults only.
Do not take if allergic to shellfish.
Mild transient gastrointestinal manifestations may occur. Glucosamine should not have a significant impact on sensitivity to insulin, however regularly monitoring blood glucose levels for at risk individuals may be advised.
May interact with anticoagulant/antiplatelet agents.
Keep out of reach of children.
The use of MSM can lead to the occurrence of an abnormal resonance of in vivo brain proton MR spectrum as well as in vitro cerebrospinal fluid NMR study, hence should be revealed prior to undergoing these or related diagnostic tests.
Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish).
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or tree nut ingredients.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 326440.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Hypromellose, Stearic Acid.

How many labels does Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM have?

11 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 326440 (current) Entered January 23, 2025 · on the market · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 07359 13172 9
  2. Label 77421 Entered December 22, 2017 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13170 5
  3. Label 73292 Entered April 25, 2017 · off the market May 26, 2023 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13172 9
  4. Label 68901 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13172 9
  5. Label 67680 Entered December 23, 2016 · off the market July 7, 2017 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13170 5
  6. Label 23754 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13172 9
  7. Label 23747 Entered July 25, 2013 · off the market January 19, 2016 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13170 5
  8. Label 15431 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market June 25, 2013 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13172 9
  9. Label 15430 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market June 25, 2013 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13170 5
  10. Label 11402 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market April 2, 2010 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13172 9
  11. Label 10904 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market May 20, 2010 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 07359 13170 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer, distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

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