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MSM/Glucosamine

by GNC · capsule · 90 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 04887 7
  • DSLD label 288677
  • Serving 1 to 3 capsules; amounts per 1 capsule
  • 90 servings

MSM/Glucosamine by GNC lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of MSM and 500 mg of D-glucosamine sulfate 2KCl. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 18, 2023.

What is in MSM/Glucosamine?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

MSM/Glucosamine: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 288677, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
MSM500 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in MSM/Glucosamine 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).

D-Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in MSM/Glucosamine against 875 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

65% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 288677 (entered July 18, 2023), 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?

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?

6 products list 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 one to three capsules daily.
Warnings
Caution: If you are allergic to shellfish, please consult your health care professional before taking this product.
Keep out of reach of children
Allergens and what it does not contain
No sugar, no starch, no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, sodium free, no wheat, no gluten, no corn, no soy, no dairy, yeast free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 288677.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin.

How many labels does MSM/Glucosamine have?

4 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2016: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 288677 (current) Entered July 18, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 04887 7
  2. Label 224696 Entered June 24, 2020 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 21149 3
  3. Label 74914 Entered June 23, 2017 · off the market December 13, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12347 5
  4. Label 63692 Entered August 24, 2016 · off the market May 11, 2017 · 90 capsules · UPC 0 48107 12347 5

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC products.

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