Ultra Shark Cartilage Extract 250 mg
by The Vitamin Shoppe · capsule · 240 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66536 02987 7
- DSLD label 55258
- Serving 1 capsule
Ultra Shark Cartilage Extract 250 mg by The Vitamin Shoppe lists one ingredient: 250 mg of shark cartilage extract per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 25, 2016.
What is in Ultra Shark Cartilage Extract 250 mg?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shark Cartilage Extractas MucopolysaccharidesShark Cartilage Extract (Form: providing 75% Mucopolysaccharides Note: 187.5 mg) | 250 mg | Higher than 57% of 199 products listing cartilage (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 750 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 55258 (entered January 25, 2016), 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.
- Natural Shark Cartilage 740 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgVitamin World same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgPhysioLogics · off the market same ingredients
- Shark CartilageDouglas Laboratories same ingredients
- Natural Shark CartilageSundown Naturals same ingredients
- Shark Cartilage 740 mgGM Germa same ingredients
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
- DIRECTIONS: As a dietary supplement take one (1) capsule up to three (3) times daily, preferably one with each meal.
- Warnings
- Contains: Fish (shark).
- WARNING: Consult your healthcare provider prior to use if you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medication or have any medical conditions.
- KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
- TAMPER EVIDENT Do not use if outer seal is broken or missing.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- gluten free dairy free soy free nut free
- Does not contain: Yeast, Corn, Wheat, Gluten, Sugar, Salt, Soy, Dairy, Citrus, Preservatives, Artificial Colors or Flavors.
- Storage
- STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 55258.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Rice Flour, Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate.
How many labels does Ultra Shark Cartilage Extract 250 mg have?
4 labels are on file under this name since August 26, 2014: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 55258 (current) Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02987 7
- Label 55257 Entered January 25, 2016 · on the market · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02986 0
- Label 36127 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 240 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02987 7
- Label 36126 Entered August 26, 2014 · off the market December 22, 2015 · 120 capsules · UPC 7 66536 02986 0
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (distributor), Secaucus, NJ. All The Vitamin Shoppe products.