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Joint Solution

by Highland Laboratories · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 68305 11831 7
  • DSLD label 79933
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Joint Solution by Highland Laboratories lists 11 ingredients, 11 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 750 mg of glucosamine HCl, 250 mg of glucosamine sulfate, 300 mg of boswellia serrata extract and 200 mg of bromelain. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 20, 2017.

What is in Joint Solution?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 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).

Joint Solution: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 79933, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine HClas Crab ShellGlucosamine HCl (Form: from Crab Shell)750 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Joint Solution against 628 products0.75 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.75 g

68% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g).

Glucosamine Sulfate250 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Joint Solution against 875 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.25 g

89% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g).

Glucosamine Sulfate KClas Crab ShellGlucosamine Sulfate KCl (Form: from Crab Shell)332 mg
Boswellia serrata extract300 mgBoswellia in Joint Solution against 665 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.300 mg

Higher than 75% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg).

Bromelainas Ananas comosusBromelain (Form: from Ananas comosus PlantPart: fruit Genus: Ananas Species: comosus) Note: 1200 GDU/g200 mgBromelain in Joint Solution against 1,337 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.200 mg

Higher than 73% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg).

Quercetin200 mgQuercetin in Joint Solution against 1,548 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.200 mg

Higher than 66% of 1,548 products listing quercetin (median 100 mg).

Curcumin C3 Complex100 mgTurmeric in Joint Solution against 2,369 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg).

Devil's Claw100 mgDevil's Claw in Joint Solution against 162 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30.25 mg to 507.5 mg, the median 122.5 mg.100 mg

51% of 162 products listing Devil's claw give more (median 122.5 mg).

Alfalfa100 mgAlfalfa in Joint Solution against 477 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 200 mg.100 mg

58% of 477 products listing alfalfa give more (median 200 mg).

Collagen Type IIas Chondroitin SulfateCollagen Type II (Form: contains 20% Chondroitin Sulfate)50 mgCollagen in Joint Solution against 1,008 products0.05 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.0.05 g

80% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g).

Yucca root 4:1 extract25 mgYucca in Joint Solution against 106 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 450 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

62% of 106 products listing yucca give more (median 50 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 79933 (entered November 20, 2017), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 89% of the 875 products that print an amount of glucosamine sulfate list more than its 0.25 g of glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g).

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 Joint Solution'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
One to two capsules twice daily, as a dietary supplement.
Warnings
Contains Glucosamine, isolated from crab shell.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No corn, soy, salt, yeast, milk & egg products, sugar, starch, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 79933.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, organic Rice extract, organic Rice concentrate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured Earth Friendly.

How many labels does Joint Solution have?

One label is on file, entered on November 20, 2017.

  1. Label 79933 (current) Entered November 20, 2017 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 68305 11831 7

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

Who makes it?

The label names Highland Laboratories (manufacturer). All Highland Laboratories products.

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