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Joint Health Support

by GNC Preventive Nutrition · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 16135 4
  • DSLD label 70136
  • Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 2 tablets
  • 30 servings

Joint Health Support by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 4 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 2 g of BioCell collagen proprietary sternal cartilage extract; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2017.

What is in Joint Health Support?

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).

Joint Health Support: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 70136, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Sodium30 mg2%Sodium in Joint Health Support against 14,514 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.30 mg

62% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Protein1 gProtein in Joint Health Support against 8,985 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.1 g

77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 2 g.

BioCell Collagen Proprietary Sternal Cartilage Extract2 gCartilage in Joint Health Support against 199 products2,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 40 mg to 750 mg, the median 100 mg.2,000 mg

Higher than 92% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,000 mg.

60% hydrolyzed Collagen Type II1,200 mgCollagen in Joint Health Support against 1,008 products1.2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.1.2 g

Higher than 56% of 1,008 products listing collagen (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 2.4 g.

20% Chondroitin Sulfate400 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Joint Health Support against 950 products400 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.400 mg

48% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 800 mg.

10% Hyaluronic Acidno amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 70136 (entered January 25, 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:

  • Its 2,000 mg of BioCell collagen proprietary sternal cartilage extract (filed by NIH under cartilage) is higher than 92% of the 199 cartilage products that print an amount; 15 list more.

The NIH database records 2 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 Health Support'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
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take one tablet twice daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Notice: Use this product as a food supplement only. Do not use for weight reduction.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no wheat, gluten free, no soy, no dairy, yeast free.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 70136.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Dextrose, Stearic Acid, Talc, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, Polyethylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Physician Endorsed; GF Gluten Free.

How many labels does Joint Health Support have?

One label is on file, entered on January 25, 2017.

  1. Label 70136 (current) Entered January 25, 2017 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 48107 16135 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Preventive Nutrition products.

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