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Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy

by NOW Sports · liquid · 16 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 02136 6
  • DSLD label 36002
  • Serving 1 tbsp (15 mL)
  • 32 servings

Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy by NOW Sports lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tbsp, such as 3 g of bioenergy ribose and 300 mg of L-carnitine, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on August 26, 2014.

What is in Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tbsp. 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).

Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 36002, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Carbohydrates7 g2%Carbohydrate in Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy against 21,979 products7 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.7 g

Higher than 79% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 35 g.

Sugar3 gSugar in Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy against 11,807 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 53% of 11,807 products listing sugar (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 15 g.

Bioenergy Riboseas D-Ribose, PowderD-Ribose powder (Alt. Name: Bioenergy RIBOSE(TM)) Note: 3,000 mg3 gRibose in Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy against 199 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 60% of 199 products listing ribose (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 15 g.

L-CarnitineL-Carnitine (Alt. Name: Carnipure) Note: Free-Form Base300 mgL-Carnitine in Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy against 1,338 products300 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 110.5 mg to 1,000 mg, the median 500 mg.300 mg

59% of 1,338 products listing L-carnitine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,500 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 36002 (entered August 26, 2014), 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 1 to 5 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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 USAGE: Shake well before using. As a dietary supplement, take 1-5 tablespoons daily in divided doses. For best results, take prior to exercise.
Warnings
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy protein, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy protein, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 36002.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: de-ionized Water, Vegetable Glycerin, natural Vanilla flavor, Citric Acid, natural Orange flavor, Potassium Sorbate.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): BIOENERGY RIBOSE(R) (U); GMP QUALITY ASSURED.

How many labels does Liquid Ribose Cellular Energy have?

2 labels are on file under this name since October 1, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 36002 (current) Entered August 26, 2014 · on the market · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 02136 6
  2. Label 13212 Entered October 1, 2012 · off the market March 6, 2014 · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 02136 6

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.

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