Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex
by Pure Advantage · capsule · 90 capsules
- Off the market since March 2019 (NIH)
- DSLD label 36874
- Serving 3 capsules
- 30 servings
Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex by Pure Advantage lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 5 mg of manganese, 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate and 1,200 mg of chondroitin sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.
What is in Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Manganese | 5 mg | 250% | Higher than 80% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). |
| Glucosamine Sulfate | 1,500 mg | Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). | |
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 1,200 mg | Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36874 (entered August 26, 2014), 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Glucosamine Chondroitin & MSM 1500/750/750Meijer Naturals same ingredients
- Advanced Therapeutics Glucosamine Chondroitin Rx-JointNatures Plus · off the market same ingredients
- Advanced Therapeutics Glucosamine Chondroitin Rx-JointNaturesPlus same ingredients
- Natural FlexDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont same ingredients
- Natural FlexDaVinci Laboratories same ingredients
- JointGardDC same ingredients
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: As a dietary supplement, take 3 capsules daily or as directed by a health professional.
- Warnings
- Glucosamine is a natural component found in connective tissue and joint cartilage. Glucosamine and Chondroitin may help the body's natural ability to support joint tissue and function. Glucosamine and Chondroitin may help rebuild cartilage, regenerate cartilage and help lubricate joints.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergen Warning: May contain shellfish derivatives.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, milk, egg or preservatives.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 36874.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Gelatin Capsules.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NUTRITIONAL BRANDS(TM).
How many labels does Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on August 26, 2014.
- Label 36874 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market March 4, 2019 · 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 Pure Advantage (distributor), Phoenix. All Pure Advantage products.