Product verdict

Tropical Oasis Glucosamine Chondroitin

11 ingredients on the label. One use holds up once you check the amounts against the research.

What it’s good for

High Blood PressureStrongfrom Potassium

What it might help with

Real research, at an amount this bottle reaches — just weaker or more divided than the evidence behind a use we would stand on.

Chronic InflammationEvidencefrom Chondroitin Sulfate

2at a studied amount

1under it, untested

1only a trace

7nothing we can say

Supplement Facts

Serving Size 0.5 Fluid Ounce(s)

Servings Per Container 32

Amount Per Serving % Daily Value

Vitamin C200 mg333%

Potassium225 mg6%

Glucosamine Sulfate 2KCl1500 mg†

Chondroitin Sulfate800 mg†

Methylsulfonylmethane500 mg†

Aloe Vera Gel 200:1 extract1 mg†

purified Water†

Xylitol†

Natural flavor†

Citric Acid†

Potassium Sorbate†

† Daily Value not established, or not stated on this label.

under the tested amountenough to matterno claim either waystudied amount, weaker evidencea trace of what was studied

1 under the amount that was tested

Not tested and failed — untested. Nobody ran those trials at this amount.

Vitamin C200 mg

Some evidence for chronic inflammation — dose is 60% short of the 500–2000 mg tested.
Some evidence for slow recovery — dose is 60% short of the 500–2000 mg tested.

1 present in trace amounts

Far under everything studied. No trial speaks to what this much does.

Methylsulfonylmethane500 mg

Some evidence for chronic inflammation — dose is 83% short of the 3000–6000 mg tested.
Some evidence for slow recovery — dose is 83% short of the 3000 mg tested.

Label read from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Formulations change — check the panel on the bottle in your hand. Check a different product.