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D-Ribose 850 mg

by Doctor's Best · powder · 120 veggie caps

  • Off the market since December 2022 (NIH)
  • UPC 7 53950 00193 0
  • DSLD label 203103
  • Serving 5 veggie capsules
  • 24 servings

D-Ribose 850 mg by Doctor's Best lists one ingredient: 4,250 mg of bioenergy ribose per serving of 5 veggie capsules. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on May 28, 2019.

What is in D-Ribose 850 mg?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 veggie capsules. 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).

D-Ribose 850 mg: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 203103, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories15 Calories
Total Carbohydrates4 g2%Carbohydrate in D-Ribose 850 mg against 21,979 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.4 g

Higher than 53% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g.

Total Sugars4 gSugar in D-Ribose 850 mg against 11,807 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.4 g

Higher than 68% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g.

Bioenergy Riboseas D-Ribose, Powder4,250 mgRibose in D-Ribose 850 mg against 199 products4.25 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 2 g.4.25 g

Higher than 68% of 199 products listing ribose (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 8.5 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 203103 (entered May 28, 2019), 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 2 servings 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: Take 5 capsules twice daily, preferably with food, or as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician.
Warnings
Warning: Diabetics, pregnant or lactating women, and those with chronic gout should consult their physician before using this product.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO Gluten free Soy free
Storage
Store in a cool dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 203103.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Modified Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide.

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

How many labels does D-Ribose 850 mg have?

One label is on file, entered on May 28, 2019.

  1. Label 203103 (current) Entered May 28, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2022 · 120 veggie caps · UPC 7 53950 00193 0

DSLD also links this label to: Best D-Ribose (image difference, same product), Best D-Ribose (image difference, same product), D-Ribose with BioEnergy Ribose 850 mg (image difference, same product), D-Ribose with BioEnergy Ribose 850 mg (image difference, same product).

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), California. All Doctor's Best products.

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