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MSM & Glucosamine

by Natrol · capsule · 180 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 47469 00986 1
  • DSLD label 77618
  • Serving 2 capsules
  • 90 servings

MSM & Glucosamine by Natrol lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of MSM and 500 mg of glucosamine sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2017.

What is in MSM & Glucosamine?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 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).

MSM & Glucosamine: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 77618, 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). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Sulfur165 mgSulfur in MSM & Glucosamine against 161 products165 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 13 mg to 100 mg, the median 29.2 mg.165 mg

Higher than 83% of 161 products listing sulfur (median 29.2 mg). Per day at the most servings: 495 mg.

Glucosamine Sulfate500 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). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 77618 (entered December 22, 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 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with MSM & Glucosamine'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
Directions: Take 2 capsules three times daily with meals.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Warning: This product is derived from and/or contains shellfish.
Do not take this product if you are pregnant or lactating.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No yeast, wheat, corn, milk, egg, soy, glutens, artificial colors or flavors, added sugar, starch or preservatives.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 77618.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does MSM & Glucosamine have?

5 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 206632 Entered September 24, 2019 · off the market January 26, 2017 · 360 capsules · UPC 0 47469 16124 8
  2. Label 77618 (current) Entered December 22, 2017 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 0 47469 00986 1
  3. Label 77808 Entered August 22, 2017 · off the market November 2, 2018 · 360 capsules · UPC 0 47469 16124 8
  4. Label 55571 Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 0 47469 16128 6
  5. Label 17086 Entered January 25, 2013 · off the market December 11, 2015 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 47469 16128 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names Natrol, Inc. (manufacturer), Chatsworth, CA. All Natrol products.

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