Glucosamine & Chondroitin

by Swanson · capsule · 200 capsules

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 01889 8
  • DSLD label 202764
  • Serving 1 capsule

Glucosamine & Chondroitin by Swanson lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 500 mg of glucosamine sulfate and 250 mg of chondroitin sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.

What is in Glucosamine & Chondroitin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).

Glucosamine & Chondroitin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 202764, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl, ShrimpGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: from Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl, from Shrimp)500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 875 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.0.5 g

65% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g.

Chondroitin Sulfate250 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Glucosamine & Chondroitin against 950 products250 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.250 mg

63% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 202764 (entered May 28, 2019), 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 3 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?

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: As a dietary supplement, take one capsule three times per day with food and water.
Warnings
Warning: For adults only.
Consult your physician before using this or any product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Contains shellfish (shrimp).
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 202764.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Medium-Chain Triglycerides Oil, Magnesium Stearate, Silica.

How many labels does Glucosamine & Chondroitin have?

2 labels are on file under this name since April 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 202764 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · on the market · 200 capsules · UPC 0 87614 01889 8
  2. Label 184811 Entered April 25, 2019 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 87614 02139 3

DSLD also links this label to: Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin (image difference, same product), Glucosamine & Chondroitin 750 mg (image 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 Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson products.

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