PlainVitamins

Joint Complex (Single Dose)

by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 60 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 66298 01480 7
  • DSLD label 293990
  • Serving 1 capsule
  • 60 servings

Joint Complex (Single Dose) by Pure Encapsulations lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 40 mg of UC-II standardized cartilage, 70 mg of hyaluronic acid, 400 mg of methylsulfonylmethane and 100 mg of meriva turmeric phytosome. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in Joint Complex (Single Dose)?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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 Complex (Single Dose): Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 293990, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
UC-II Standardized Cartilageas Chicken Sternal Cartilagestandardized to contain40 mgCartilage in Joint Complex (Single Dose) against 199 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 750 mg, the median 100 mg.40 mg

57% of 199 products listing cartilage give more (median 100 mg).

Total Collagen10 mgCollagen in Joint Complex (Single Dose) against 1,008 products0.01 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.0.01 g

90% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g).

Hyaluronic Acidlow molecular weight70 mgHyaluronic acid in Joint Complex (Single Dose) against 900 products70 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 10 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.70 mg

Higher than 61% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid (median 50 mg).

Methylsulfonylmethane400 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Joint Complex (Single Dose) against 1,454 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.400 mg

51% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg).

Meriva Turmeric Phytosomeas Sunflower Phospholipid Complex, Turmeric Root Extractstandardized to contain 18% curcuminoids100 mgTurmeric in Joint Complex (Single Dose) 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).

5-Loxinas Indian Frankincense Gum Resin Extractstandardized to contain 30% 3-acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (AKBA)100 mgBoswellia in Joint Complex (Single Dose) against 665 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.100 mg

53% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 293990 (entered July 18, 2023), 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?

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:

  • 57% of the 199 products that print an amount of cartilage list more than its 40 mg of UC-II standardized cartilage (filed by NIH under cartilage) (median 100 mg).
  • 90% of the 1,008 products that print an amount of collagen list more than its 0.01 g of total collagen (filed by NIH under collagen) (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 Complex (Single Dose)'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
Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule daily, with a meal.
Once-daily joint support formula
Warnings
Warning: Not to be taken if pregnant or lactating women. If you have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Use only if safety seal is intact.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
Gluten-free, non-GMO & hypoallergenic
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 293990.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Water, Potassium Chloride, Ascorbyl Palmitate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Joint Complex (Single Dose) have?

9 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 293990 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01480 7
  2. Label 293989 Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01479 1
  3. Label 246167 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01480 7
  4. Label 246166 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market July 21, 2022 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01479 1
  5. Label 219141 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market June 25, 2019 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01480 7
  6. Label 219137 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 7, 2018 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01479 1
  7. Label 204630 Entered July 24, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01480 7
  8. Label 184523 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market May 31, 2018 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01480 7
  9. Label 185023 Entered January 7, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 30 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01479 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.

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