Osteol Joint Comfort
by Indiana Botanic Gardens · capsule · 60 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 03308 82098 0
- DSLD label 78069
- Serving 2 capsules
- 30 servings
Osteol Joint Comfort by Indiana Botanic Gardens lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 500 mg of osteol BioActive milk proteins, 250 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 500 mg of glucosamine HCl, beside 4 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2018.
What is in Osteol Joint Comfort?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Other Carbohydrates | less than 1 g | ||
| Sodiumas Chondroitin SulfateSodium (Form: from Chondroitin Sulfate) | 19 mg | 1% | 71% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). |
| Protein | less than 1 g | 1% | |
| Osteol BioActive Milk Proteins | 500 mg | 94% of 357 products listing whey protein give more (median 22 g). | |
| Chondroitin Sulfateas Bovine, Sodium Salt | 250 mg | 63% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). | |
| Glucosamine HCl | 500 mg | 80% of 628 products listing glucosamine hydrochloride give more (median 1.5 g). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 78069 (entered January 25, 2018), 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?
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:
- 94% of the 357 products that print an amount of whey protein list more than its 0.5 g of osteol BioActive milk proteins (filed by NIH under whey protein) (median 22 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Osteol Joint Comfort's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Glucosamine/Chondroitin HPPhysioLogics · off the market 5 shared, 76% alike
- Double Strength Glucosamine 500 mg Chondroitin 400 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market 5 shared, 76% alike
- Double Strength Glucosamine ChondroitinAN Amazing Nutrition Amazing Formulas 5 shared, 76% alike
- Joint Soother Mini TabsVitamin World 4 shared, 64% alike
- Glucosamine 1500 mg Chondroitin 1200 mgKirkland Signature 4 shared, 64% alike
- All DayNature's Code · off the market 4 shared, 64% 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: Take two (2) capsules once daily, with a meal, as a dietary supplement, or as directed by a physician.
- Warnings
- Contains: Milk and crustacean shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster).
- Warning: If you are taking any medications or are pregnant or nursing do not use prior to consulting a physician.
- For your protection, this container has an outer safety seal. (Do not accept if missing or broken.)
- Keep out of reach of children
- Storage
- Store in a dry, cool place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 78069.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Rice Flour, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Osteol Joint Comfort have?
4 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 78069 (current) Entered January 25, 2018 · on the market · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 82098 0
- Label 77239 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market June 15, 2017 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 82098 0
- Label 47585 Entered July 24, 2015 · off the market July 1, 2016 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 82098 0
- Label 18398 Entered February 25, 2013 · off the market June 5, 2015 · 60 capsules · UPC 7 03308 82098 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Indiana Botanic Gardens, Inc. (distributor), Hobart, IN. All Indiana Botanic Gardens products.