Joint Support
by WeCare Naturally · capsule · 240 Vegetarian Capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 8 58849 00315 3
- DSLD label 65081
- Serving 4 capsules
- 60 servings
Joint Support by WeCare Naturally lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 4 capsules, such as 87 mg of chloride, 98 mg of potassium, 850 mg of methyl sulfonyl methane and 750 mg of glucosamine sulfate. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 22, 2016.
What is in Joint Support?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 4 capsules. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorideas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride ComplexChloride (Form: from Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Complex) | 87 mg | 3% | Higher than 56% of 1,476 products listing chloride (median 75 mg). Per day at the most servings: 174 mg. |
| Potassiumas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride ComplexPotassium (Form: from Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Complex) | 98 mg | 3% | 54% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 196 mg. |
| Methyl Sulfonyl Methane | 850 mg | Higher than 72% of 1,454 products listing methylsulfonylmethane (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,700 mg. | |
| Glucosamine Sulfateas Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride ComplexGlucosamine Sulfate (Form: as Glucosamine Sulfate Potassium Chloride Complex) | 750 mg | 53% of 875 products listing glucosamine sulfate give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.5 g. | |
| Indian Frankincense extract | 350 mg | Higher than 83% of 665 products listing boswellia (median 135 mg). Per day at the most servings: 700 mg. | |
| Curcumin Phytosomeas Curcuma longa extract, Phosphatidylcholine Complex | 250 mg | Higher than 59% of 550 products listing curcumin (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 500 mg. | |
| Bromelain | 200 mg | Higher than 73% of 1,337 products listing bromelain (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 65081 (entered September 22, 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 1 to 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 Support's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- AR-EncapThorne Research · off the market 7 shared, 76% alike
- AR-EncapThorne · off the market 6 shared, 65% alike
- Joint Support NutrientsThorne 6 shared, 65% alike
- Glucosamina CondroitinaVidasencia · off the market 4 shared, 52% alike
- Dr. Hotze's Joint Comfort Total Joint SupplementPhysician's Preference · off the market 4 shared, 52% alike
- Glucosamine ComplexCHK Nutrition 4 shared, 52% 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 4 capsules one to two times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.
- Warnings
- Contains ingredients derived from shellfish (glucosamine sulfate = crab and/or shrimp) and soy (phytosome).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 65081.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does Joint Support have?
3 labels are on file under this name since May 22, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 65081 (current) Entered September 22, 2016 · on the market · 240 Vegetarian Capsules · UPC 8 58849 00315 3
- Label 45773 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market January 1, 2016 · 240 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 58849 00315 3
- Label 45771 Entered May 22, 2015 · off the market April 1, 2015 · 240 vegetarian capsules · UPC 8 58849 00315 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names WeCare Naturally (distributor), Milpitas, CA. All WeCare Naturally products.