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GS-500 & Chondroitin

by Nature's Way · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 63948 01726 3
  • DSLD label 205146
  • Serving 1 tablet; amounts per 3 tablets
  • 20 servings

GS-500 & Chondroitin by Nature's Way lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 277 mg of chloride, 1.5 g of glucosamine sulfate and 1.2 g of chondroitin sulfate, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2019.

What is in GS-500 & Chondroitin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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).

GS-500 & Chondroitin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 205146, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g1%Carbohydrate in GS-500 & Chondroitin against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g.

Dietary Fiber2 g7%Fiber in GS-500 & Chondroitin against 6,987 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

38% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Chlorideas Glucosamine SulfateChloride (Form: from Glucosamine Sulfate)277 mg12%Chloride in GS-500 & Chondroitin against 1,476 products277 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 183.5 mg, the median 75 mg.DV 2,300 mgUL 3,600 mg277 mg

Higher than 83% of 1,476 products listing chloride (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 831 mg.

Sodium290 mg13%Sodium in GS-500 & Chondroitin against 14,514 products290 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.290 mg

Higher than 91% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 870 mg.

Glucosamine SulfateGlucosamine Sulfate Note: stabilized1.5 gGlucosamine Sulfate in GS-500 & Chondroitin 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: 4.5 g.

Chondroitin Sulfate1.2 gChondroitin Sulfate in GS-500 & Chondroitin 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: 3,600 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 205146 (entered August 23, 2019), 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?

4 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
Recommendation: Take 3 tablets daily. May be taken as 1 tablet three times daily.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Safety sealed with printed inner seal. Do not use if seal is broken or missing.
If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking any medications, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Contains shellfish (shrimp and crab).
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten free. No sugar, yeast, wheat, corn, dairy products, or artificial flavors, or preservatives.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 205146.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose, Sodium Croscarmellose, Hypromellose, Titanium Dioxide, Glycerin, Magnesium Stearate.

How many labels does GS-500 & Chondroitin have?

One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2019.

  1. Label 205146 (current) Entered August 23, 2019 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 7 63948 01726 3

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

Who makes it?

The label names Nature's Way Brands, LLC (previously branded Enzymatic Therapy, LLC) (manufacturer), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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