PlainVitamins

Joint Relief

by MM Sports Nutrition · capsule · 120 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 91381 39500 9
  • DSLD label 36903
  • Serving 2 to 4 capsules; amounts per 4 capsules
  • 30 servings

Joint Relief by MM Sports Nutrition lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 1.5 g of glucosamine sulfate, 1.2 g of chondroitin sulfate, 500 mg of methylsulfonylmethane and 100 mg of ginger. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.

What is in Joint Relief?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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 Relief: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 36903, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine Sulfateas Crab, Shrimp1.5 gGlucosamine Sulfate in Joint Relief against 875 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1.5 g

Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 3 g.

Chondroitin Sulfateas Bovine1.2 gChondroitin Sulfate in Joint Relief against 950 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg.

Methylsulfonylmethane500 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Joint Relief against 1,454 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.500 mg

36% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,000 mg.

Ginger100 mgGinger in Joint Relief against 1,770 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 150 mg, the median 60 mg.100 mg

Higher than 56% of 1,770 products listing ginger (median 60 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Turmeric100 mgTurmeric in Joint Relief against 2,369 products100 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.100 mg

57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36903 (entered August 26, 2014), 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 1 to 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 Relief'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
Allow 4 - 8 weeks of daily use before expecting noticeable results. To get the maximum benefits from Max Joint Relief it should be taken consistently over time.
Directions: As a dietary supplement take four (4) capsules at once, in the morning with a meal or two (2) capsules twice daily with meals.
Warnings
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
WARNING: NOT FOR USE BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS.
DO NOT USE IF PREGNANT OR NURSING.
Consult a physician before using this product if you have, or have a family history of, including but not limited to arthritis, diabetes, and shellfish allergy.
Drink at least 2 liters of water daily when using this product.
Allergy Information: Contains Glucosamine Sulfate (derived from crustacean shellfish) and Chondroitin Sulfate (derived from bovine). Manufactured in a facility that processes milk, soy and egg proteins, fish and shellfish, peanuts and other tree nuts and wheat.
Consult your doctor if you are taking prescription medications.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Does not contain: Yeast, corn, wheat, soy, gluten, milk, salt, sugar, starch, preservatives or artificial color.
Storage
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE AWAY FROM MOISTURE, SUNLIGHT AND EXCESS HEAT. ALWAYS KEEP TIGHTLY SEALED.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 36903.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Rice powder, Magnesium Stearate, Gelatin.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QIG QUALITY INGREDIENTS GUARANTEED; MM SPORTS NUTRITION(R).

How many labels does Joint Relief have?

One label is on file, entered on August 26, 2014.

  1. Label 36903 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 6 91381 39500 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Max Muscle Sports Nutrition (manufacturer), Orange, CA. All MM Sports Nutrition products.

Where next?