Flex
by New Earth · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 271446
- Serving 3 capsules
- 30 servings
Flex by New Earth lists 6 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2022.
What is in Flex?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrate | 1 g | 1% | 74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Proprietary Blend | 1.7 g | ||
| Chondroitin Sulfate | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Vegetable Glucosamine HCl | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Boswellia serrata extract | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| organic Microalgae | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| standardized Chicken Cartilage | 40 mg | 57% of 199 products listing cartilage give more (median 100 mg). | |
| Total Collagen | 10 mg | 90% of 1,008 products listing collagen give more (median 1 g). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 271446 (entered August 23, 2022), 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?
The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:
- 57% of the 199 products that print an amount of cartilage list more than its 40 mg of standardized chicken cartilage (filed by NIH under cartilage) (median 100 mg).
- 90% of the 1,008 products that print an amount of collagen list more than its 0.01 g of total collagen (filed by NIH under collagen) (median 1 g).
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?
1 product lists the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Flex Maximum FlexibilityNew Earth Edge · off the market same ingredients
- UC-II plus Glucosamine & ChondroitinMeijer 4 shared, 58% alike
- Joint Soother Glucosamine Chondrotin MSMPuritan's Pride Premium 5 shared, 51% alike
- Mobili-FlexNature's Bounty 5 shared, 51% alike
- Joint Soother With Mobili-FlexVitamin World 5 shared, 51% alike
- Double Strength Joint Soother Glucosamine Chondroitin MSMPuritan's Pride · off the market 5 shared, 51% 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
- Suggested Use: 3 capsules once a day or as needed. Ideal after a workout.
- Storage
- Keep in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 271446.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Plant Fiber, Shark Cartilage.
How many labels does Flex have?
One label is on file, entered on August 23, 2022.
- Label 271446 (current) Entered August 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules
DSLD also links this label to: Flex Maximum Flexibility (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names New Earth Life Sciences, Inc. (distributor), Klamath Falls, OR. All New Earth products.