PlainVitamins

Joint Complex

by Swanson · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02944 3
  • DSLD label 191039
  • Serving 1 tablet

Joint Complex by Swanson lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 500 mg of glucosamine sulfate, 200 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 108 mg of FruiteX-B. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in Joint Complex?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 Complex: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 191039, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Sulfate 2KClGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: from Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl)500 mgGlucosamine Sulfate in Joint Complex 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 g.

Chondroitin Sulfateas Bovine CartilageChondroitin Sulfate (Form: from Bovine Cartilage)200 mgChondroitin Sulfate in Joint Complex against 950 products200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 200 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 400 mg.200 mg

66% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg.

FruiteX-B108 mgCalcium Fructoborate in Joint Complex against 80 products108 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 112 mg to 216 mg, the median 216 mg.108 mg

83% of 80 products listing calcium fructoborate give more (median 216 mg). Per day at the most servings: 216 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 191039 (entered February 25, 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 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 Joint Complex's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 bilayer tablet two 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.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 191039.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Di-Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Hydroxypropyl Cellulose, Calcium Palmitate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Silica, Glycerin, Vegetable Juice Color.

How many labels does Joint Complex have?

One label is on file, entered on February 25, 2019.

  1. Label 191039 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 87614 02944 3

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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