Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex plus MSM
Goals
$22.99 $0.38 per serving
Product analysis
Glucosamine Chondroitin Complex plus MSM combines several ingredients for people seeking a broad formula. Its unnamed blend makes it difficult to judge exactly what the combination provides.
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Nutrient Quality28
Manganese sulfate and sodium borate are less favorable source choices. The proprietary blend and several other preparations lack enough detail for a firm quality conclusion.
Ingredient Transparency60
Amounts are listed for the declared entries. Most preparations and the proprietary blend components are unspecified, making the full formula harder to compare.
Value For Money45
Manganese compares favorably on serving cost, while boron is less economical. Value remains uncertain for other ingredients, so those mineral comparisons do not settle the value of the full formula.
Customer Satisfaction93
Customer feedback is very positive. Many reviews provide a broad picture of satisfaction.
Product Focus37
The clearest nutritional connection is boron’s role in mineral handling, with limited evidence for routine bone benefits. The unidentified blend leaves the complete ingredient count uncertain, and testosterone benefits remain unclear.
- Format
Tablet - Container
- 120 Tablet(s)
- Per serving
- $0.38
- Customer rating
- 4.8 · 10,853 ratings
Goals
Impact
Moderate effect
Boron · 3 mgVitamin C · 60 mg
Impact
Moderate effect
Boron · 3 mg
Impact
High effect
Manganese · 2 mgBoron · 3 mgVitamin C · 60 mg
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Calories | 10 Calorie(s) | |
Total Carbohydrate | 2 Gram(s) | |
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) | 60 mg | |
Manganese (Manganese Sulfate) | 2 mg | |
Sodium | 50 mg | |
Glucosamine Hydrochloride | 1500 mg | |
Proprietary Blend | 1103 mg | |
Boswellia serrata extract | 100 mg | |
Boron (Sodium Borate) | 3 mg |
Manganese (Manganese Sulfate) · 2 mg OverallScore66
Each serving provides 2 mg of manganese at a moderate cost per serving. The source is Manganese Sulfate.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability40
The manganese comes from Manganese Sulfate.
Manganese Chemical Form
The stated source is Manganese Sulfate.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency86
The serving provides 2 mg of manganese. Both the amount and source are stated.
Manganese Dosage Efficacy & Safety
A serving contains 2 mg of manganese.
Elemental Weight Disclosure
The label states the manganese amount and source.
Value80
The cost per serving is moderate.
Price per Serving vs. Median
The cost per serving is moderate.
Boron (Sodium Borate) · 3 mg OverallScore58
3 mg of boron per serving comes at a high cost per 3 mg. The amount falls in the range described for general mineral support. The boron comes from Sodium Borate.
How this ingredient is rated
Active Ingredient Quality & Bioavailability29
The boron comes from Sodium Borate. No specific purity or third-party mineral testing claim is stated.
Boron Form & Bioavailability
The boron comes from Sodium Borate.
Trademarked & High-Purity Sources
No specific purity or third-party mineral testing claim is stated.
Dose, Safety & Label Transparency100
3 mg per serving provides boron within the 3–6 mg range described for general mineral support. The elemental boron amount and source are stated.
Elemental Dose Transparency
The elemental boron amount and source are stated.
Dosage Efficacy & Safety Margin
3 mg per serving provides boron within the 3–6 mg range described for general mineral support.
Value30
The cost per 3 mg of boron is high.
Price per 3mg Elemental Boron
The cost per 3 mg of boron is high.
Boswellia · 100 mg OverallScore0
The serving contains Boswellia serrata and 100 mg of its extract, but the total boswellia amount is unclear. The boswellic acid percentages are also unknown. Cost is not assessed.
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure0
The available information does not give a boswellic acid percentage.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
The boswellic acid percentage is not available.
Composition and Label Disclosure0
The extract amount is known, but the total across both sources is unclear.
Boswellia Amount and Marker Disclosure
The extract supplies 100 mg, but the amount of the other Boswellia serrata source is unknown.
Commercial Price and Usability
Cost was not assessed.
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- The Manganese-Bone Connection: Investigating the Role of Manganese in Bone Health.
- Associations of multiple metals with bone mineral density: A population-based study in US adults.
- Sex-specific associations of urinary mixed-metal concentrations with femoral bone mineral density among older people: an NHANES (2017-2020) analysis.
- Relationship between blood manganese and bone mineral density and bone mineral content in adults: A population-based cross-sectional study.
- Can Dietary Intake of Vitamin C-Oriented Foods Reduce the Risk of Osteoporosis, Fracture, and BMD Loss? Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses of Recent Studies.
- Dietary vitamin C intake and the risk of hip fracture: a dose-response meta-analysis.
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- Micronutrients and the risk of hip fracture: Case-control study.
- Favorable effect of dietary vitamin C on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women (KNHANES IV, 2009): discrepancies regarding skeletal sites, age, and vitamin D status.
- Effects of boron supplementation on the severity and duration of pain in primary dysmenorrhea.
- Efficacy and safety of tavaborole topical solution, 5%, a novel boron-based antifungal agent, for the treatment of toenail onychomycosis: Results from 2 randomized phase-III studies.
- The efficacy and safety of tavaborole, a novel, boron-based pharmaceutical agent: phase 2 studies conducted for the topical treatment of toenail onychomycosis.
- Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) for glioblastoma multiforme: a phase II study evaluating a prolonged high-dose of boronophenylalanine (BPA).
- Effects of Calcium Fructoborate on Levels of C-Reactive Protein, Total Cholesterol, Low-Density Lipoprotein, Triglycerides, IL-1β, IL-6, and MCP-1: a Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study