Glucosamine Sulfate
by Nature's Way FlexMax · tablet or pill · 160 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 33674 14410 7
- DSLD label 199945
- Serving 2 tablets
- 80 servings
Glucosamine Sulfate by Nature's Way FlexMax lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1.11 g of glucosamine sulfate potassium chloride, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.
What is in Glucosamine Sulfate?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium ChlorideGlucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Note: providing | 1.11 g | Higher than 61% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.22 g. | |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Shellfish | 750 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199945 (entered February 25, 2019), 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 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.
- Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride 1,000 mgSpring Valley same ingredients
- Glucosamine Sulfate 500GNC · off the market 1 shared, 75% alike
- Glucosamine Sulfate 500 mgNature's Bounty 1 shared, 75% alike
- Joint HealthAmazeRx · off the market 1 shared, 75% alike
- Glucosamine Sulfate 750 mgWindmill · off the market 1 shared, 75% alike
- GlucosamineVitabase 1 shared, 75% alike
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
- Recommendation: Take 2 tablets twice daily.
- Warnings
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Safety sealed with printed inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
- If pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Contains shellfish (shrimp, crab and lobster).
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Sodium-Free: Ideal for individuals concerned about high blood pressure.
- Sodium free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 199945.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Maltodextrin, Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Silica, Glycerin.
How many labels does Glucosamine Sulfate have?
6 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 199945 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 160 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14410 7
- Label 199911 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 80 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14190 8
- Label 78630 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market June 21, 2018 · 160 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14410 7
- Label 54251 Entered December 23, 2015 · off the market June 21, 2018 · 80 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14190 8
- Label 39792 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market February 14, 2017 · 160 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14410 7
- Label 39718 Entered November 25, 2014 · off the market November 9, 2015 · 80 tablets · UPC 0 33674 14190 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way FlexMax products.