Glucosamine HCl
by Puritan's Pride · capsule · 120 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 74312 14173 7
- DSLD label 318144
- Serving 1 capsule
- 120 servings
Glucosamine HCl by Puritan's Pride lists one ingredient: 680 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2024.
What is in Glucosamine HCl?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glucosamine Hydrochlorideas Shellfish | 680 mg | 77% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.04 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 318144 (entered September 25, 2024), 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 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.
- Vegetarian Glucosamine 750 mgVitaCeutical Labs same ingredients
- Vegetarian Glucosamine 750 mgSimplySupplements · off the market same ingredients
- Vegetarian Glucosamine 750 mgSimply Supplements same ingredients
- Shellfish-Free Glucosamine 750 mgQuest · off the market same ingredients
- Vegetarian Glucosamine 750 mgAnabolic Laboratories · off the market same ingredients
- Vegetarian Glucosamine 750 mgVitamer Laboratories 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: For adults, take one (1) capsule three times daily, preferably with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications, including blood thinners, or have any medical condition, consult your doctor before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your doctor if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not use if seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Contains shellfish (crab and shrimp) ingredients.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- No artificial color, flavor or sweetener, no sugar, no starch, no milk, no lactose, no soy, no gluten, no wheat, no yeast. Sodium free.
- Storage
- Store at room temperature.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 318144.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Potassium Sulfate, Gelatin, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QA Quality Assured.
How many labels does Glucosamine HCl have?
5 labels are on file under this name since February 21, 2023: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 318144 (current) Entered September 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 0 74312 14173 7
- Label 318276 Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 0 74312 14174 4
- Label 318275 Entered August 22, 2024 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 0 74312 14171 3
- Label 289152 Entered July 18, 2023 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 60 capsules · UPC 0 74312 14171 3
- Label 286274 Entered February 21, 2023 · off the market March 21, 2023 · 240 capsules · UPC 0 74312 14174 4
DSLD also links this label to: Glucosamine Sulfate 1000 mg (package size difference, same product), Glucosamine Sulfate 1000 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 Puritan's Pride, Inc. (manufacturer), Ronkonkoma, NY, U.S.A.. All Puritan's Pride products.