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Joint & Bone Essentials

by Whitaker Nutrition · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 78829 21310 1
  • DSLD label 313218
  • Serving 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Joint & Bone Essentials by Whitaker Nutrition lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 50 mcg (2,000 IU) of vitamin D3, 50 mg of calcium, 200 mg of chloride and 200 mg of potassium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 25, 2024.

What is in Joint & Bone Essentials?

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 & Bone Essentials: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 313218, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin D3as Cholecalciferol2,000 IU50 mcg (2,000 IU)250%Vitamin D in Joint & Bone Essentials against 14,175 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mcg to 25 mcg, the median 15 mcg.DV 20 mcgUL 100 mcg50 mcg

Higher than 81% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg).

Calciumas Calcium Carbonate50 mg4%Calcium in Joint & Bone Essentials against 17,831 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg50 mg

72% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Chlorideas Glucosamine Sulfate200 mg9%Chloride in Joint & Bone Essentials against 1,476 products200 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 mg200 mg

Higher than 76% of 1,476 products listing chloride (median 75 mg).

Potassiumas Glucosamine Sulfate200 mg4%Potassium in Joint & Bone Essentials against 11,614 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg200 mg

Higher than 76% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Glucosamine Sulfateas Chitin1.5 gGlucosamine Sulfate in Joint & Bone Essentials 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).

Nemas Eggshell Membrane500 mg
FruiteX-Bas Calcium Fructoborate222 mg
Mbp40 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 313218 (entered July 25, 2024), 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 Joint & Bone Essentials'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
Doctor's Suggested Use: Take 4 capsules daily with a meal.
Warnings
Contains: shellfish (crab, shrimp), egg, milk
Precautions: Consult a health care practitioner if you are pregnant or nursing, have a serious medical condition, or use any medications.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
GF Gluten free
Storage
To preserve quality and freshness, store bottle with cap tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 313218.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Joint & Bone Essentials have?

3 labels are on file under this name since October 23, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 313218 (current) Entered July 25, 2024 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 6 78829 21310 1
  2. Label 267546 Entered August 23, 2022 · off the market September 25, 2023 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 78829 21310 1
  3. Label 208018 Entered October 23, 2019 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 6 78829 21310 1

DSLD also links this label to: Omega Defense (image difference, same product), Omega Defense (image 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 Healthy Directions (distributor), Bethesda, MD. All Whitaker Nutrition products.

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