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GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate

by Nature's Way · capsule · 240 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 63948 01787 4
  • DSLD label 337249
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 80 servings

GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate by Nature's Way lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 233 mg of chloride and 1.5 g of glucosamine sulfate, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 22, 2025.

What is in GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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).

GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 337249, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate 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).

Chlorideas Glucosamine Sulfate233 mg10%Chloride in GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate against 1,476 products233 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 183.5 mg, the median 75 mg.DV 2,300 mgUL 3,600 mg233 mg

Higher than 79% of 1,476 products listing chloride (median 75 mg).

Sodium150 mg7%Sodium in GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate 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 Sulfatestabilized1.5 gGlucosamine Sulfate in GS-500 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 337249 (entered August 22, 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?

3 products list 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
Recommendation: Adults take 3 capsules daily.
Warnings
If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Contains shellfish (crab and shrimp).
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
Gluten free. No wheat, corn, soy, dairy, gelatin, or artificial colors or flavors.
Storage
Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat and direct sunlight.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 337249.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Hypromellose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does GS-500 Glucosamine Sulfate have?

7 labels are on file under this name since January 7, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 337249 (current) Entered August 22, 2025 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 63948 01787 4
  2. Label 212455 Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 63948 01787 4
  3. Label 212433 Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 63948 01782 9
  4. Label 212432 Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 63948 01780 5
  5. Label 184221 Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 veg capsules · UPC 7 63948 01786 7
  6. Label 184212 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 180 veg capsules · UPC 7 63948 01780 5
  7. Label 184219 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market October 1, 2019 · 120 veg capsules · UPC 7 63948 01782 9

DSLD also links this label to: GS-750 Glucosamine Sulfate Extra Strength (package size difference, same product), GS-750 Glucosamine Sulfate Extra Strength (package size difference, same product), GS-750 Glucosamine Sulfate (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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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