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Joints Ultra

by Viva Vitamins · tablet or pill · 90 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 8 12720 01631 1
  • DSLD label 316305
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 45 servings

Joints Ultra by Viva Vitamins lists 22 ingredients, 18 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 1,125 mcg of vitamin A, 100 mg of vitamin C, 90 mg of vitamin E and 20 mg of vitamin B6; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Joints Ultra?

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).

Joints Ultra: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 316305, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene2,500 IU1,125 mcg125%
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Calcium Ascorbate100 mg111%Vitamin C in Joints Ultra against 18,583 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg100 mg

50% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl Succinate100 IU90 mg600%
Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride20 mg1,176%Vitamin B6 in Joints Ultra against 15,277 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 2 mg to 20 mg, the median 6 mg.DV 1.7 mgUL 100 mg20 mg

Higher than 71% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Folic Acid400 mcg100%Folate in Joints Ultra against 7,022 products400 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mcg to 400 mcg, the median 400 mcg.400 mcg

24% of 7,022 products listing folate give more (median 400 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mcg.

Vitamin B12as Cyanocobalamin100 mcg4,166%Vitamin B12 in Joints Ultra against 14,425 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mcg to 200 mcg, the median 36 mcg.DV 2.4 mcg100 mcg

Higher than 61% of 14,425 products listing vitamin B12 (median 36 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Pantothenic Acidas Calcium Pantothenate100 mg2,000%Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) in Joints Ultra against 10,060 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 6 mg to 50 mg, the median 12 mg.DV 5 mg100 mg

Higher than 86% of 10,060 products listing pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) (median 12 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Zincas OptiZinc10 mg90%Zinc in Joints Ultra against 13,186 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg10 mg

51% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 30 mg.

Seleniumas L-Selenomethionine50 mcg91%Selenium in Joints Ultra against 7,658 products50 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg50 mcg

56% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mcg.

Manganeseas Manganese Sulfate20 mg867%Manganese in Joints Ultra against 7,016 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg20 mg

Higher than 98% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. 5.5 times the adult UL a day.

Glucosamineas N-Acetyl-Glucosamine Sulfate600 mgGlucosamine (unspecified) in Joints Ultra against 117 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 500 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 750 mg.600 mg

57% of 117 products listing glucosamine (unspecified) give more (median 750 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,800 mg.

Proprietary Joint Complexas Chondroitin Sulfate, Shark Cartilage275 mg
L-Glycine200 mgGlycine in Joints Ultra against 1,078 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 846 mg, the median 300 mg.200 mg

56% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 600 mg.

Chicken Collagen Type II, Hydrolyzed250 mgCollagen in Joints Ultra against 1,008 products0.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.1 g to 4.2 g, the median 1 g.0.25 g

66% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.75 g.

DL-Phenylalanine100 mgDL-phenylalanine in Joints Ultra against 155 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 135 mg to 500 mg, the median 300 mg.100 mg

75% of 155 products listing DL-phenylalanine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

N-Acetyl Cysteine50 mgN-Acetyl Cysteine in Joints Ultra against 1,259 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 55 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.50 mg

75% of 1,259 products listing N-acetyl cysteine give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

L-Proline50 mgProline in Joints Ultra against 387 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 1,289 mg, the median 487.5 mg.50 mg

84% of 387 products listing proline give more (median 487.5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg.

Boronas Boron Citrate3 mgBoron in Joints Ultra against 3,339 products3 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.3 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.UL 20 mg3 mg

Higher than 78% of 3,339 products listing boron (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9 mg.

Super Oxide Dismutase100 mcgSuperoxide Dismutase in Joints Ultra against 138 products100 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mcg to 7,107 mcg, the median 30 mcg.100 mcg

Higher than 63% of 138 products listing superoxide dismutase (median 30 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mcg.

Proprietary Herbal Support Complex82 mg
Devil's Clawin the blend, no amount given
Alfalfain the blend, no amount given
Turmericin the blend, no amount given
Pycnogenolas Pine Bark Extractin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 316305 (entered October 24, 2024), 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:

  • At 3 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 60 mg of manganese, 5.5 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 1 to 3 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?

1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 2 tablets daily for maintenance. Take 2 tablets, 3 times daily for more aggressive dosing for the first 1-2 months.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if safety seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Gluten, sugar, salt, starch, yeast, corn, soy, wheat, lactose, citrus, milk, egg, artificial coloring, flavoring, or preservatives added. Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place. Do not refrigerate.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 316305.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose, clear aqueous Coating.

How many labels does Joints Ultra have?

2 labels are on file under this name since November 25, 2011: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 316305 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 8 12720 01631 1
  2. Label 1790 Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 210 tablets · UPC 8 12720 01632 8

DSLD also links this label to: Joints Ultra Glucosamine Complex (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 Viva Vitamins (distributor), Los Angeles, CA. All Viva Vitamins products.

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