Sustained Release Glucosamine & Chondroitin
by NOW · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 03127 3
- DSLD label 14328
- Serving 3 tablets
- 60 servings
Sustained Release Glucosamine & Chondroitin by NOW lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 3 tablets, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 6 mg of manganese, 270 mg of potassium and 1.5 g of glucosamine sulfate, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.
What is in Sustained Release Glucosamine & Chondroitin?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 tablets. 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 | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 3 g | 1% | 47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Protein | 0.5 g | 1% | 96% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). |
| Manganeseas Manganese Amino Acid ChelateManganese (Form: from Manganese Amino Acid Chelate) | 6 mg | 300% | Higher than 90% of 7,016 products listing manganese (median 2 mg). |
| Sodium | 125 mg | 5% | Higher than 71% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). |
| Potassium | 270 mg | 8% | Higher than 86% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Potassium Sulfate ComplexGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: from Glucosamine Potassium Sulfate Complex) Note: 1,500 mg | 1.5 g | Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). | |
| Chondroitin Sodium Sulfateas Bovine CartilageChondroitin Sodium Sulfate (Form: from Bovine Cartilage) Note: 1,200 mg | 1.2 g | Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). | |
| Hyaluronic Acidas Sodium HyaluronateHyaluronic Acid (Form: from Sodium Hyaluronate) | 25 mg | 61% of 900 products listing hyaluronic acid give more (median 50 mg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 14328 (entered August 23, 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?
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?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Sustained Release Glucosamine & Chondroitin's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Glucosamine Chondroitin CompleteVitamer Laboratories 7 shared, 70% alike
- Glucosamine ComplexEnergyFirst 7 shared, 70% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin CompleteVitaCeutical Labs 7 shared, 70% alike
- Maximum Strength Glucosamine ChondroitinAvPAK 6 shared, 68% alike
- Glucosamine Chondroitin ComplexNature's Blend 6 shared, 68% alike
- Glucosamine + ChondroitinJarrow Formulas · off the market 6 shared, 68% 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 3 tablets daily with meals or on an empty stomach. Consider taking this product in combination with NOW(R) Celadrin(R) and D-Flame(TM).
- Warnings
- Do Not Eat Freshness Packet. Keep in Bottle.
- Warning: Persons with a known allergy to shellfish should not use this product.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Contains no sugar, starch, yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg or preservatives.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 14328.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Stearic Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Vegetable Coating.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP QUALITY ASSURED.
How many labels does Sustained Release Glucosamine & Chondroitin have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 14328 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03127 3
- Label 14330 Entered October 25, 2012 · on the market · 90 tablets · UPC 7 33739 03126 6
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 (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.