Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM Citrus Flavor
by Protocol For Life Balance · liquid · 16 fl. Oz.
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 07359 13175 0
- DSLD label 69388
- Serving 1 tbsp (15 mL)
- 32 servings
Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM Citrus Flavor by Protocol For Life Balance lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 tbsp, such as 125 mg of vitamin C, 4 mg of manganese, 750 mg of glucosamine HCl and 600 mg of chondroitin sodium sulfate, 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 Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM Citrus Flavor?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 4 g | 1% | Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 125 mg | 139% | Higher than 56% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 250 mg. |
| Manganeseas Manganese Amino Acid ChelateManganese (Form: from Manganese Amino Acid Chelate) | 4 mg | 174% | Higher than 75% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8 mg. |
| Sodium | 95 mg | 4% | Higher than 62% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 190 mg. |
| Glucosamine HCl | 750 mg | 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 mg | Higher than 58% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,200 mg. | |
| MSM | 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 69388 (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?
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin with MSMNOW same ingredients
- Liquid Glucosamine & ChondroitinNOW · off the market 6 shared, 84% alike
- Glucosamine ChondroitinNature's Bounty 5 shared, 84% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin ComplexPuritan's Pride 5 shared, 84% alike
- Cosamin DSNutramax Laboratories Consumer Care 6 shared, 81% alike
- Cosamin DSNMx Wellness Innovations 6 shared, 81% 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 USAGE: Take 1 tablespoon (15 mL) twice daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner. SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE.
- Warnings
- CAUTIONS/INTERACTIONS: Do not take if allergic to shellfish.
- May interact with anticoagulant/antiplatelet agents.
- May cause mild transient GI discomfort.
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg or fish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Contains shellfish (crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish). Natural Beta-Carotene contains refined soy oil.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg or fish ingredients.
- Storage
- REFRIGERATE AFTER OPENING TO PRESERVE FLAVOR.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 69388.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: de-ionized Water, Vegetable Glycerin, Fructose, Natural Flavors, Malic Acid, Citric 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): GMP.
How many labels does Liquid Glucosamine & Chondroitin With MSM Citrus Flavor have?
4 labels are on file under this name since July 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 69388 (current) Entered January 25, 2017 · on the market · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 07359 13175 0
- Label 30083 Entered February 26, 2014 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 07359 13175 0
- Label 15441 Entered December 21, 2012 · off the market December 23, 2013 · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 07359 13175 0
- Label 11406 Entered July 25, 2012 · off the market March 8, 2011 · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 07359 13175 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.