Mucopolysaccharide Concentrate
by Cardiovascular Research · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 6 96859 13101 1
- DSLD label 283441
- Serving 1 to 2 capsules; amounts per 2 capsules
- 45 servings
Mucopolysaccharide Concentrate by Cardiovascular Research lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 30 mg of vitamin C, 50 mg of papain and 300 mg of trachea. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 22, 2023.
What is in Mucopolysaccharide Concentrate?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 30 mg | 50% | 83% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. |
| Papain16000 PU/mg | 50 mg | Higher than 55% of 607 products listing papain (median 40 mg). Per day at the most servings: 150 mg. | |
| Tracheaas Bovine | 300 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 283441 (entered March 22, 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 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 Mucopolysaccharide Concentrate's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Beef CartilageCodeage 1 shared, 43% alike
- Cartilage CollagenEnviromedica 1 shared, 37% 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
- Directions Take one or two capsules three times daily before meals, or as directed by a physician.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- The nutrients within these capsules are the purest and highest quality obtainable and contain no preservatives to insure maximal tolerance and absorption.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 283441.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Gelatin, Silicon Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Mucopolysaccharide Concentrate have?
2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 283441 (current) Entered March 22, 2023 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 6 96859 13101 1
- Label 22948 Entered June 25, 2013 · off the market June 20, 2022 · 90 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Cardiovascular Research, LTD. (distributor), Concord, CA. All Cardiovascular Research products.