1 Product identity
Ingredient risk
5 ingredients to use with caution
Joint Health Tangerine
BrandEmergen-C→Other Combinations Powder 36 ingredients 5 caution DSLD #15880Net contents: 0.3 oz.
Target: Adults and Children 4 years and above
DSLD entry: 2012-11-21
2 Ingredients (36)
IngredientGroupSafety
CaloriesCalories—
Total CarbohydratesCarbohydrate—
SugarSugar—
Alpha Lipoic AcidAlpha Lipoic Acid—
FructoseFructose—
Citric AcidCitric Acid—
Tangerine juice powderTangerine—
natural Tangerine flavorFlavor—
MaltodextrinMaltodextrin—
Malic AcidMalic Acid—
Aspartic AcidAspartic Acid—
Tartaric AcidTartaric Acid—
Ingredient amounts require the full DSLD label. View full label at NIH DSLD →
⚠️ Use with caution — restricted in some markets
Thiamin — Wernicke encephalopathy: classic triad (confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia) is present in only 16% of cases — any ONE element in an at-risk patie…
Vitamin B6 — Sensory neuropathy from chronic high-dose B6 (>200 mg/day) — presents as numbness, ataxia. Can be irreversible. Often self-prescribed by patients…
Vitamin B12 — Nitrous oxide anesthesia in subclinically B12-deficient patients can precipitate acute combined degeneration — always check B12 before elective p…
Magnesium — Severe deficiency (<0.50 mmol/L) causes secondary hypocalcemia and hypokalemia that will not correct until magnesium is repleted first [1].
Zinc — Chronic zinc >40 mg/day without copper causes copper deficiency: anemia, neutropenia, myeloneuropathy [1].
3 Safety cross-reference
Vitamin C — Generally Safe
⚠ GI distress at high doses
⚠ Kidney stones risk >1g/day
Thiamin — Use with Caution
⚠ Very low toxicity
Riboflavin — Limited Evidence
⚠ Harmless yellow urine
Niacin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Flushing at >50 mg
⚠ Hepatotoxicity at high doses
Vitamin B6 — Use with Caution
Folate — Conditionally Safe
⚠ May mask B12 deficiency
⚠ Colorectal cancer risk debated
Vitamin B12 — Use with Caution
Pantothenic Acid — Generally Safe
⚠ Diarrhea at very high doses
Calcium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Cardiovascular risk debated >1,000 mg/day
⚠ Kidney stones
Phosphorus — Generally Safe
⚠ Excess impairs calcium absorption
Magnesium — Use with Caution
⚠ Diarrhea (especially oxide)
⚠ Accumulates in renal impairment
Zinc — Use with Caution
⚠ Copper deficiency at >40 mg/day
⚠ Nausea, metallic taste
Manganese — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Neurotoxicity with chronic excess
Chromium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hypoglycemia with diabetes meds
⚠ Rare renal/hepatic toxicity
Chloride — Generally Safe
⚠ Co-ingested with sodium
Sodium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hypertension
⚠ Fluid retention
Potassium — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Hyperkalemia risk
⚠ Dangerous with ACE inhibitors
Glucosamine — Limited Evidence
⚠ Shellfish allergy
⚠ May affect glucose
Chondroitin — Limited Evidence
⚠ May enhance anticoagulants
Quercetin — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Inhibits CYP3A4
⚠ Affects cyclosporine levels
Silicon — Generally Safe
⚠ Very low toxicity
Vitamin A — Conditionally Safe
⚠ Teratogenic at high doses
⚠ Hepatotoxic with chronic excess
Glycine — Generally Safe
⚠ Well tolerated
4 Label claims
• Structure/Function
5 Data source
DSLD ID15880
Full labelView at NIH DSLD →
SourceOffice of Dietary Supplements, NIH
Market statusOn market
Entry date2012-11-21
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View Emergen-C Safety Scorecard → 25 products
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Vancouver
Pkhakadze G. Joint Health Tangerine — product analysis [Internet]. Tbilisi: Public Health Institute of Georgia; 2026 [cited 2026 Aug 25]. Available from: https://supplement.ge/products/joint-health-tangerine-15880/
CC BY 4.0. Product data from NIH DSLD; safety analysis by SupplementIndex.
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PHIG · Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD
Product data sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). Safety cross-referencing by SupplementIndex. This analysis is for informational purposes only. For corrections: info@accreditation.ge.
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