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Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin

by BioCare · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 033290 587901
  • DSLD label 309739
  • Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin by BioCare lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,262 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride, 1,000 mg of methylsulphonylmethane and 200 mg of chondroitin sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. 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 MSM Chondroitin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 309739, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine Hydrochloride1,262 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin against 628 products1.26 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1.26 g

61% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.52 g.

Glucosamine1,000 mgGlucosamine (unspecified) in Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin against 117 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 750 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 63% of 117 products listing glucosamine (unspecified) (median 750 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Methylsulphonylmethane1,000 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin against 1,454 products1,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.1,000 mg

Higher than 74% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,000 mg.

Chondroitin Sulfate200 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin against 950 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.200 mg

66% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 309739 (entered October 24, 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 2 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: 1 tablet taken twice daily with food, or as professionally directed.
Warnings
This product should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the stated recommended daily intake. Do not purchase if the seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
If you are under medical supervision, please consult a doctor before use.
Allergen information: See ingredients in bold. (Crustaceans) (Fish, Molluscs)
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 309739.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Methylsulphonylmethane, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Chondroitin Sulphate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Silicon Dioxide.

How many labels does Glucosamine MSM Chondroitin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 24, 2024: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 309739 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 5 033290 587901
  2. Label 302213 Entered January 24, 2024 · off the market January 11, 2024 · 90 tablets · UPC 5 033290 587901

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

Who makes it?

The label names UK - BioCare Ltd (manufacturer), Redditch , UK. All BioCare products.

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