Joint Builder
by Jarrow Formulas · tablet or pill · 120 tablets
- Off the market since January 2024 (NIH)
- UPC 7 90011 19007 3
- DSLD label 212309
- Serving 2 tablets
- 60 servings
Joint Builder by Jarrow Formulas lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 100 mg of vitamin C, 25 mcg (1,000 IU) of vitamin D3, 1 mg of manganese and 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in Joint Builder?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Calcium AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as Calcium Ascorbate) | 100 mg | 110% | 50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Vitamin D3as CholecalciferolVitamin D3 (Alt. Name: Cholecalciferol) Note: 1,000 IU | 25 mcg (1,000 IU) | 125% | Higher than 59% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D (median 15 mcg). |
| Manganeseas Manganese GluconateManganese (Form: as Manganese Gluconate) | 1 mg | 45% | 70% of 7,016 products listing manganese give more (median 2 mg). |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Sulfate 2KClGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl) Note: 2,000 mg | 1,500 mg | Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). | |
| MSM | 500 mg | 36% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212309 (entered December 22, 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 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 Builder's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- GS/MSM Complex 1000 mgWonder Laboratories 3 shared, 69% alike
- Maxi FlexDC 3 shared, 69% alike
- Glucosamine plus MSMFoster Regal 3 shared, 69% alike
- GS/MSM 1000 mgWonder Laboratories 3 shared, 69% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin And MSM 1000 mgSunshine Naturals · off the market 4 shared, 67% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin ComplexGood 'N Natural · off the market 4 shared, 67% 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
- Usage: Take 2 tablets per day or as directed by your qualified healthcare professional.
- Warnings
- Note: Do not use if allergic to shellfish.
- If you have a medical condition, are pregnant, lactating, trying to conceive, under the age of 18, or taking medications, consult your healthcare professional before using this product.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Contains: Shellfish (shrimp and crab shell).
- No wheat, gluten, soybeans, dairy, egg, fish, or peanuts/tree nuts.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Jarrow Formulas glucosamine sulfate is sodium free and stabilized with potassium chloride (KCl).
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 212309.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Curcumin, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, food-grade Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Easy Solv.
How many labels does Joint Builder have?
6 labels are on file under this name since April 26, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 212309 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market January 4, 2024 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 19007 3
- Label 201137 Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market June 2, 2019 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 19007 3
- Label 50793 Entered September 25, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2019 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 19007 3
- Label 37431 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market May 1, 2015 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 19007 3
- Label 29504 Entered January 24, 2014 · off the market September 4, 2014 · 120 tablets · UPC 7 90011 19007 3
- Label 7635 Entered April 26, 2012 · off the market December 13, 2013 · 120 Easy-Solv(R) Tablets · UPC 7 90011 19007 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Jarrow Formulas Superior Nutrition and Formulation (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Jarrow Formulas products.