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Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin

by NOW · liquid · 16 fl. Oz.

  • Off the market since February 2013 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03175 4
  • DSLD label 2824
  • Serving 1 tbsp (15 mL); amounts per 15 tbsp
  • 31 servings

Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin by NOW lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 15 tbsp, such as 125 mg of vitamin C, 4 mg of manganese, 5 mg of potassium and 750 mg of glucosamine HCl, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2011.

What is in Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 15 tbsp. 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).

Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 2824, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid125 mg208%Vitamin C in Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 18,583 products125 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg125 mg

Higher than 56% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg.

Manganeseas Manganese AACManganese (Form: from Manganese AAC)4 mg200%Manganese in Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 7,016 products4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1 mg to 3.92 mg, the median 2 mg.DV 2.3 mgUL 11 mg4 mg

Higher than 75% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8 mg.

Sodium60 mg3%Sodium in Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 14,514 products60 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.60 mg

Higher than 51% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 120 mg.

Potassium5 mg1%

This amount is far outside what other labels list for potassium, or disagrees with the label's own %DV: possibly a unit or transcription slip in the database. Check the label image on DSLD.

Glucosamine HCl750 mgGlucosamine Hydrochloride in Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 628 products0.75 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.75 g to 1.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.75 g

68% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Chondroitin Sodium Sulfateas Bovine CartilageChondroitin Sodium Sulfate (Form: from Bovine Cartilage)600 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 950 products600 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.600 mg

Higher than 58% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg.

MSM150 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 1,454 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.150 mg

73% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 300 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 2824 (entered December 23, 2011), 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 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 Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin'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
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE
SUGGESTED USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 1 tablespoon (15 mL) twice daily. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW(R) Celadrin(R) and D-Flame(TM).
Warnings
Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish) derivative.
Warning: Persons with a known allergy to shellfish should not use this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Contains no starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg or artifical colors or flavors.
Storage
REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING TO PRESERVE FLAVOR.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 2824.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: de-ionized Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Fructose, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Beta-Carotene.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY GMP ASSURED.

How many labels does Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2011.

  1. Label 2824 (current) Entered December 23, 2011 · off the market February 4, 2013 · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 03175 4

DSLD also links this label to: Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (package size difference, same product), Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (image difference, same product), Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (package size difference, same product), Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (package size difference, same product), Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (image difference, same product), Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (package size difference, same product), Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (package size difference, same product), Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM (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 NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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