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Glucosamine HCL

by Higher Nature · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 5 031013 103421
  • DSLD label 216976
  • Serving 1 tablet

Glucosamine HCL by Higher Nature lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 665 mg of glucosamine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.

What is in Glucosamine HCL?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 HCL: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 216976, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
GlucosamineGlucosamine Note: provided by665 mgGlucosamine (unspecified) in Glucosamine HCL against 117 products665 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 750 mg.665 mg

56% of 117 products listing glucosamine (unspecified) give more (median 750 mg).

Glucosamine HCl800 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Glucosamine HCL against 628 products0.8 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.8 g

67% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 216976 (entered April 23, 2020), 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 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
Directions: Take 1 tablet a day, with meals or as your health professional advises. Do not exceed recommended daily intake.
Warnings
Warning: Not advisable if taking warfarin.
Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives, dairy products, gluten, lactose, salt, soya, starch, sugar, wheat, yeast.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 216976.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Glucosamine HCl, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Coating, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does Glucosamine HCL have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 23, 2020: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 223461 Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market September 1, 2020 · 180 tablets · UPC 5 031013 105272
  2. Label 216976 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 5 031013 103421

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

Who makes it?

The label names Higher Nature (manufacturer), Burwash Common, East Sussex, UK. All Higher Nature products.

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