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Joint Ease

by Vital Nutrients · capsule · 120 capsules

  • Off the market since March 2017 (NIH)
  • UPC 6 93465 22521 9
  • DSLD label 27443
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 60 servings

Joint Ease by Vital Nutrients lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 300 mg of Devil's claw root extract, 200 mg of boswellia serrata gum extract, 200 mg of bromelain and 200 mg of curcuma longa rhizome extract. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2013.

What is in Joint Ease?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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 Ease: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 27443, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Devil's Claw root extract300 mgDevil's Claw in Joint Ease against 162 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 30.25 mg to 507.5 mg, the median 122.5 mg.300 mg

Higher than 61% of 162 products listing Devil's claw (median 122.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

Boswellia serrata gum extract200 mgBoswellia in Joint Ease against 665 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.200 mg

Higher than 56% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

BromelainBromelain Note: high potency200 mgBromelain in Joint Ease 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). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Curcuma longa rhizome extractas Total CurcuminoidsCurcuma longa rhizome extract (Form: min. 85- 90% Total Curcuminoids Note: by HPLC) PlantPart: rhizome Genus: Curcuma Species: longa200 mgTurmeric in Joint Ease against 2,369 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.200 mg

Higher than 51% of 2,369 products listing turmeric (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Feverfew200 mgFeverfew in Joint Ease against 162 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 380 mg, the median 200 mg.200 mg

47% of 162 products listing feverfew give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 27443 (entered November 25, 2013), 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 2 to 4 servings 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 Ease'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: 2 capsules 2 to 4 times daily, or as directed by your healthcare professional.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN
USE ONLY IF SAFETY SEAL IS INTACT
Warning: If pregnant, consult your physician before taking.
Allergens and what it does not contain
CONTAINS NO COATINGS, BINDERS, YEAST, WHEAT, GLUTEN, MILK/DAIRY, CORN PROTEIN, EGGS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED OIL, ARTIFICIAL COLORING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING OR PRESERVATIVES.
Storage
store sealed in a cool dry place

Source: label statements in DSLD label 27443.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin Capsule, Leucine, Silica.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): {check}cGMP.

How many labels does Joint Ease have?

2 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 27443 (current) Entered November 25, 2013 · off the market March 6, 2017 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22521 9
  2. Label 6818 Entered March 23, 2012 · off the market September 13, 2013 · 120 capsules · UPC 6 93465 22521 9

DSLD also links this label to: Joint Ease 2.0 (image difference, same product), Joint Ease 2.0 (image difference, same product), Joint Ease 2.0 (image difference, same product), Joint Ease 2.0 (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 Vital Nutrients (manufacturer), Middletown, CT. All Vital Nutrients products.

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