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Joint Support

by Pure By Nature · capsule · 270 vegetable capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 08828 97193 8
  • DSLD label 277096
  • Serving 3 capsules
  • 90 servings

Joint Support by Pure By Nature lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 3 capsules, such as 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate, 200 mg of boswellia extract, 150 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 150 mg of turmeric. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2022.

What is in Joint Support?

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).

Joint Support: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 277096, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine Sulfate1,500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Joint Support 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).

Boswellia extract200 mgBoswellia in Joint Support against 665 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 290 mg, the median 135 mg.200 mg

Higher than 56% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg).

Chondroitin Sulfate150 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Joint Support against 950 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.150 mg

80% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg).

Turmeric150 mgTurmeric in Joint Support against 2,369 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 500 mg, the median 150 mg.150 mg

50% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg).

Bromelain25 mgBromelain in Joint Support against 1,337 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 200 mg, the median 50 mg.25 mg

66% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg).

Methionine25 mgMETHIONINE in Joint Support against 981 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 25 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

73% of 981 products listing METHIONINE give more (median 100 mg).

Methylsulfonylmethane25 mgMethylsulfonylmethane in Joint Support against 1,454 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 150 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.25 mg

93% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg).

Quercetin25 mgQuercetin in Joint Support against 1,548 products25 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.25 mg

75% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 277096 (entered October 24, 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:

  • 93% of the 1,454 products that print an amount of methylsulfonylmethane list more than its 25 mg of methylsulfonylmethane (median 500 mg).

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.

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 3 capsules daily, or as directed by a physician.
Warnings
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose.
Pregnant and nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and individuals with a known medical condition or who are taking prescription medication should consult a physician before taking this or any dietary supplement.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 277096.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Made in the USA Manufactured at an FDA Registered Facility GMP Good Manufacturing Practice Consistent Quality.

How many labels does Joint Support have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 22, 2022: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 277096 (current) Entered October 24, 2022 · on the market · 270 vegetable capsules · UPC 7 08828 97193 8
  2. Label 276911 Entered September 22, 2022 · on the market · 180 vegetable 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 By Nature (distributor), Newnan, GA. All Pure By Nature products.

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