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Glucosamine Sulfate

by Metagenics · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 55571 01745 1
  • DSLD label 295713
  • Serving 3 tablets
  • 30 servings

Glucosamine Sulfate by Metagenics lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 90 mg of vitamin C, 240 mg of potassium and 1.5 g of D-glucosamine sulfate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2023.

What is in Glucosamine Sulfate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 Sulfate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 295713, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Total Carbohydrateless than 1 g1%
Dietary Fiberless than 1 g2%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid90 mg100%Vitamin C in Glucosamine Sulfate against 18,583 products90 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg90 mg

57% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Potassiumas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride240 mg5%Potassium in Glucosamine Sulfate against 11,614 products240 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg240 mg

Higher than 83% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

D-Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride1.5 gGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine Sulfate against 875 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1.5 g

Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 295713 (entered August 23, 2023), 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 Sulfate'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
Directions: Take three tablets daily between meals or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
Caution: This product is not suitable for individuals with shellfish allergies.
Keep out of the reach of children.
Tamper evident: Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken.
Practitioner Exclusive
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is non-GMO and gluten-free.
Certified Gluten Free GFCO.org
Storage
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 295713.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Silica, Hypromellose, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Hydroxypropylcellulose.

How many labels does Glucosamine Sulfate have?

7 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 295713 (current) Entered August 23, 2023 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01745 1
  2. Label 267476 Entered June 16, 2022 · off the market February 23, 2024 · 90 tablets
  3. Label 216478 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market September 7, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01745 1
  4. Label 216458 Entered March 24, 2020 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01740 6
  5. Label 209563 Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market December 20, 2019 · 60 tablets
  6. Label 27055 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market December 20, 2019 · 90 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01745 1
  7. Label 26990 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market July 1, 2019 · 60 tablets · UPC 7 55571 01740 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Metagenics (manufacturer), Gig Harbor, WA. All Metagenics products.

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