The present invention is a method of making excipient free N-Acetylglucosaminetablets andalso the excipient free N-Acetylglucosamine tablets in a variety of sizes, inparticular 10 gramtablets. These excipient free tablets are palatable and suitable forconsumption by horses, smalleranimals and humans. In the method of making these tablets, of N-Acetylglucosamine powder ismixed with a specific amount of water, to bring about a moldable mass which isformed intosuitably sized tablets through compression in a tablet mold. The solvent wateris then allowed toevaporate leaving behind an excipient free N-Acetylglucosamine tablet.