Shark Cartilage 100% Pure 750 mg
by NOW · capsule · 100 capsules
- Off the market since August 2012 (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03270 6
- DSLD label 12801
- Serving 6 capsules
- 16 servings
Shark Cartilage 100% Pure 750 mg by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 6 capsules, such as 810 mg of calcium, 405 mg of phosphorus, 4.5 g of shark cartilage powder and 1 g of mucopolysaccharides, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 24, 2012.
What is in Shark Cartilage 100% Pure 750 mg?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 6 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 | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 0.9 g | 1% | 98% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.8 g. |
| Sodium | 40 mg | 2% | 56% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg). Per day at the most servings: 80 mg. |
| Protein | 2 g | 3% | 70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). Per day at the most servings: 4 g. |
| Calcium | 810 mg | 81% | Higher than 95% of 17,831 products listing calcium (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,620 mg. |
| Phosphorus | 405 mg | 41% | Higher than 93% of 3,786 products listing phosphorus (median 90 mg). Per day at the most servings: 810 mg. |
| Shark Cartilage powder | 4.5 g | Higher than 97% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 9,000 mg. | |
| Mucopolysaccharides | 1 g |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 12801 (entered August 24, 2012), 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:
- Its 810 mg of calcium is higher than 95% of the 17,831 calcium products that print an amount; 884 list more.
- Its 405 mg of phosphorus is higher than 93% of the 3,786 phosphorus products that print an amount; 278 list more.
- Its 4,500 mg of shark cartilage powder (filed by NIH under cartilage) is higher than 97% of the 199 cartilage products that print an amount.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Shark Cartilage 100% Pure 750 mg's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- 100 % Pure Shark CartilageNOW · off the market 6 shared, 87% alike
- Bovine Cartilage 750 mgNOW 5 shared, 80% alike
- 100% Pure Shark CartilageNOW · off the market 5 shared, 54% alike
- Shark Cartilage 750 mgNOW 5 shared, 54% alike
- Shark CartilageDouglas Cooper Co. 5 shared, 54% alike
- Shark Cartilage Caps 800 mgCountry Life 3 shared, 43% 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 USAGE: As a dietary supplement, take 6 capsules 1-2 times daily.
- Warnings
- if you are pregnant, nursing a baby, recovering from recent surgery or have a heart/circulatory condition, consult a health professional before using this product.
- Caution: Please discard the inedible freshness packet enclosed.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, salt, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, soy, egg or milk.
- Our powder is thoroughly tested for important shark components and contains no solvents, bleaches, or chemical processing agents.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 12801.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): QUALITY ASSURED SINCE 1968.
How many labels does Shark Cartilage 100% Pure 750 mg have?
One label is on file, entered on August 24, 2012.
- Label 12801 (current) Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market August 9, 2012 · 100 capsules · UPC 7 33739 03270 6
DSLD also links this label to: 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (image difference, same product), 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (package size difference, same product), 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (image difference, same product), 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (package size difference, same product), 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (image difference, same product), 100% Pure Shark Cartilage (package size difference, same product), Shark Cartilage 750 mg (image difference, same product), Shark Cartilage 750 mg (package size 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 NOW FOODS (distributor), BLOOMINGDALE, IL. All NOW products.