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Best Chewable D-Ribose

by Doctor's Best · other (e.g. tea bag) · 10 wafers

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00241 8
  • DSLD label 25167
  • Serving 1 to 3 wafers; amounts per 1 wafer
  • 10 servings

Best Chewable D-Ribose by Doctor's Best lists one ingredient: 1,500 mg of D-ribose per serving of 1 wafer. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 23, 2013.

What is in Best Chewable D-Ribose?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 wafer. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Best Chewable D-Ribose: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 25167, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories8 Calories
Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Best Chewable D-Ribose against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Sugar2 gSugar in Best Chewable D-Ribose against 11,807 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

D-Ribose1,500 mgRibose in Best Chewable D-Ribose against 199 products1.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 2 g.1.5 g

57% of 199 products listing ribose give more (median 2 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 25167 (entered August 23, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Adult Use: Chew one wafer 1 - 3 times daily. May be taken with or without food.
Warnings
Caution: Consult your doctor before use if you are pregnant or have gout or diabetes.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 25167.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Invetek chewable base, natural Orange flavor, Citrus blend flavor, Citric Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): BIOENERGY(TM) RIBOSE OU.

How many labels does Best Chewable D-Ribose have?

2 labels are on file under this name since August 23, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 25167 (current) Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 10 wafers · UPC 7 53950 00241 8
  2. Label 24440 Entered August 23, 2013 · on the market · 90 wafers · UPC 7 53950 00238 8

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Doctor's Best, Inc. (distributor), San Clemente, CA. All Doctor's Best products.

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