Super Joint Complex
by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition · capsule · 120 capsules
- Off the market since November 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 41543 2
- DSLD label 21108
- Serving 2 capsules
- 60 servings
Super Joint Complex by VSN Vital Strength Nutrition lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 2 capsules, such as 25 mg of vitamin C, 2.5 mg of manganese, 250 mg of glucosamine sulfate and 25 mg of boswellin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 24, 2013.
What is in Super Joint Complex?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid, Manganese AscorbateVitamin C (Form: as manganese ascorbate, ascorbic acid) | 25 mg | 40% | 88% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Manganeseas Manganese AscorbateManganese (Form: from {manganese} ascorbate) | 2.5 mg | 130% | Higher than 68% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Crab, PotassiumGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: Potassium, from Crab) | 250 mg | 89% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). | |
| Cartilage Complexas Chicken Cartilage, Shark {Cartilage}Cartilage Complex (Form: Shark {Cartilage}, & Chicken Cartilage) | 500 mg | ||
| with Chondroitin Sulfateas Muccopolysaccharides, Type II Collagenwith Chondroitin Sulfate (Form: Type II Collagen, & Muccopolysaccharides) | 150 mg | 80% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). | |
| Boswellinas boswellic acidBoswellin (Form: Standardized to contain 65% boswellic acid (Form: from tree resin)) Genus: Boswellia Species: serrata | 25 mg | 95% of 665 products listing boswellia give more (median 135 mg). | |
| MSM | 75 mg | 87% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane give more (median 500 mg). | |
| Turmeric Extractas curcuminTurmeric Extract (Form: Standardized to contain 95% curcumin (Form: from Curcuma longa PlantPart: root)) | 25 mg | 86% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). | |
| Yucca | 25 mg | 62% of 106 products listing yucca give more (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 21108 (entered May 24, 2013), 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:
- 89% of the 875 products that print an amount of glucosamine sulfate list more than its 0.25 g of glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g).
- 95% of the 665 products that print an amount of boswellia list more than its 25 mg of boswellin (filed by NIH under boswellia) (median 135 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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Super Joint Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Super Joint ComplexVitaCeutical Labs 7 shared, 72% alike
- Super Joint ComplexVitamer Laboratories 7 shared, 72% alike
- Joint Health Complex +Harmonia 7 shared, 72% alike
- Joint Health FirstGreens First 6 shared, 62% alike
- Joint SupportArazo Nutrition 5 shared, 58% alike
- Joint TechDymatize Nutrition · off the market 4 shared, 56% 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 2 capsules daily as a dietary supplement.
- Warnings
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- CONTAINS NO artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts or soy.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 21108.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): VSN VITAL STRENGTH NUTRITION YOU DESERVE VITALITY; DOUBLE VERIFIED GLUTEN FREE(TM).
How many labels does Super Joint Complex have?
One label is on file, entered on May 24, 2013.
- Label 21108 (current) Entered May 24, 2013 · off the market November 20, 2019 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 19985 41543 2
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).