JointAstin
by BioAstin · softgel capsule · 120 vegan soft gels
- Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 7 32894 03510 2
- DSLD label 241922
- Serving 4 vegan soft gels
- 30 servings
JointAstin by BioAstin lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 4 vegan soft gels, such as 1,500 mg of D-glucosamine HCl, 1,000 mg of flaxseed oil, 400 mg of boswellia whole plant extract and 12 mg of natural astaxanthin, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.
What is in JointAstin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 vegan soft gels. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 30 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 2 g | 3% | Higher than 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). |
| Total Carbohydrates | 3 g | 1% | 47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Sodium | 20 mg | 1% | 67% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| D-Glucosamine HClD-Glucosamine HCl Note: 100% Vegetarian | 1,500 mg | 5% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). | |
| Flaxseed Oilas Alpha-Linolenic AcidFlaxseed Oil (Form: 55% ALA) Genus: linum Species: usitatissimum | 1,000 mg | 27% of 512 products listing flaxseed oil give more (median 1 g). | |
| Boswellia whole plant extract | 400 mg | Higher than 86% of 50 products listing boswellia serrata (median 100 mg). | |
| natural Astaxanthinas Haematococcus pluvialisnatural Astaxanthin (Form: from Haematococcus pluvialis PlantPart: microalgae Genus: Haematococcus Species: pluvialis) | 12 mg | Higher than 88% of 955 products listing astaxanthin (median 1 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 241922 (entered January 22, 2021), 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 JointAstin's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- JointAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin 12 mgBioAstin · off the market 6 shared, 63% alike
- JointAstin Hawaiian AstaxanthinMD Formulas Hawaii · off the market 6 shared, 53% 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
- Suggested use: Four soft gels per day with a meal.
- Warnings
- Consult your healthcare practitioner before use if you are pregnant or nursing.
- Do not use if outer seal is broken.
- Contains soy.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Free of gluten, lactose, and artificial colors. JointAstin is made with Non-GMO Project Verified BioAstin Natural Astaxanthin.
- Glyphosate Residue free Detoxproject.org
Source: label statements in DSLD label 241922.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Non-GMO modified cornstarch, Carrageenan, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Non-GMO Lecithin, Beeswax, purified Water, High Oleic Safflower and/or Sunflower Oil, Tocopherol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Certified Vegan Vegan.org Igen Non-GMO tested Certified GF Gluten-Free Glyphosate Residue free Detoxproject.org. Listed with: Certified Vegan (Vegan Action) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does JointAstin have?
One label is on file, entered on January 22, 2021.
- Label 241922 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 120 vegan soft gels · UPC 7 32894 03510 2
DSLD also links this label to: JointAstin Hawaiian Astaxanthin 12 mg (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 Nutrex Hawaii Inc. (distributor), Kailua-Kona, HI. All BioAstin products.