Joint Support Softgels
by Vitamer Laboratories · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 19985 15643 4
- DSLD label 67634
- Serving 1 softgel; amounts per 4 softgels
- 30 servings
Joint Support Softgels by Vitamer Laboratories lists 8 ingredients, 8 with an amount per serving of 4 softgels, such as 60 mg of vitamin C, 1,500 mg of glucosamine sulfate, 1,200 mg of chondroitin sulfate and 100 mg of turmeric, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2016.
What is in Joint Support Softgels?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 softgels. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 30 Calories | ||
| Calories from Fat | 30 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 3 g | 5% | Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 12 g. |
| Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid | 60 mg | 100% | 65% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 240 mg. |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine HCl, Glucosamine SulfateGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: as Glucosamine Sulfate, and Glucosamine HCl (Form: Crab Shell, Crawfish)) | 1,500 mg | Higher than 64% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g. | |
| Chondroitin Sulfate | 1,200 mg | Higher than 74% of 950 products listing chondroitin sulfate (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 4,800 mg. | |
| TurmericTurmeric PlantPart: root Note: 6:1 extract | 100 mg | 57% of 2,369 products listing turmeric give more (median 150 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| BromelainBromelain Note: 600 GDU/gm | 50 mg | 50% of 1,337 products listing bromelain give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 200 mg. | |
| Fish Oilas Anchovy, SardineFish Oil (Form: from Anchovy, Sardine) Note: molecularly distilled | 2,780 mg | Higher than 92% of 1,990 products listing fish oil (median 1.2 g). Per day at the most servings: 11.12 g. | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid | 454 mg | Higher than 70% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,816 mg. | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 305 mg | Higher than 66% of 3,627 products listing DHA (median 232 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,220 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 67634 (entered December 23, 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?
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:
- Its 2.78 g of fish oil is higher than 92% of the 1,990 fish oil products that print an amount; 161 list more.
The NIH database records 4 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 Support Softgels's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Joint MaintenanceAnabolic Laboratories · off the market 8 shared, 85% alike
- Joint Support SoftgelsVitaCeutical Labs 8 shared, 66% alike
- Glucosamine & Fish OilMason Natural 5 shared, 53% alike
- EPA/DHA-GlucosaminePure Encapsulations · off the market 6 shared, 52% alike
- Glucosamine & Chondroitin Plus With Vitamin C And BromelainMartin Avenue Pharmacy 4 shared, 44% alike
- Arth-9Rx Vitamins 5 shared, 43% 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 one softgel four times daily.
- 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 or tree nuts.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 67634.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Capsule, natural Beeswax, Soy Lecithin, D-Alpha-Tocopherol.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Double Verified Gluten Free.
How many labels does Joint Support Softgels have?
2 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 67634 (current) Entered December 23, 2016 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 7 19985 15643 4
- Label 23243 Entered October 25, 2013 · off the market October 29, 2016 · 120 softgels · UPC 7 19985 15643 4
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.