composition preferably the flavorant is present in the composition in an amount of about 3 3 percent by weight on the same basis combinations of chondroitin and glucosamine compounds are popular therefore glucosamine or a salt thereof may also be included in the composition preferred salts of glucosamine include but are not limited to glucosamine hydrochloride and glucosamine sulfate the weight ratio of chondroitin sulfate to glucosamine generally ranges from about 1 100 to about 100 1 the typical mixture found in the composition which are currently commercialized have a weight ratio of about 5 4 therefore the preferred weight ratio of glucosamine to chondroitin is about 5 4 a preferred glucosamine is glucosamine hydrochloride such as that produced by wilke international of 15036 w 106 th street lexexa kans 66215 the composition may be incorporated into or formed into solid dosage forms such as capsules or tablets the claimed composition may be prepared by blending the chondroitin compound with citric acid silicon dioxide and optionally a flavorant preferably citric acid silicon dioxide and the flavorant are mixed to form a citric acid silicon dioxide flavorant mixture prior to blending with the chondroitin sulfate the citric acid silicon dioxide flavorant mixture is preferably prepared by mixing silicon dioxide and the flavorant and then adding citric acid the following example illustrates the invention without limitations all amounts are by weight unless otherwise specified silicon dioxide 3 0 mg available.