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D-Ribose Powder

by Protocol For Life Balance · powder · 8 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 07359 12147 8
  • DSLD label 50039
  • Serving 1.5 tsp (5 g)
  • 45 servings

D-Ribose Powder by Protocol For Life Balance lists one ingredient: 5 g of bioenergy ribose per serving of 1.5 tsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2015.

What is in D-Ribose Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.5 tsp. 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 Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 50039, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in D-Ribose Powder against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 15 g.

Sugar5 gSugar in D-Ribose Powder against 11,807 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.5 g

Higher than 78% 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) Note: 5,000 mg5 gRibose in D-Ribose Powder against 199 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 2 g.5 g

Higher than 72% of 199 products listing ribose (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 15 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 50039 (entered October 22, 2015), 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 3 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 USAGE: Take 1 1/2 level teaspoons 3 times daily, or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings
CAUTIONS/INTERACTIONS: D-Ribose may interact with drugs that affect blood sugar levels. Consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product if you are taking insulin, anti-diabetes medications, or other drugs that affect serum glucose levels, if you are diabetic or hypoglycemic, or if you are planning to undergo a surgical procedure.
Caution: Do Not Eat Freshness Packet Enclosed.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, 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, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 50039.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

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

How many labels does D-Ribose Powder have?

3 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 50039 (current) Entered October 22, 2015 · on the market · 8 oz. · UPC 7 07359 12147 8
  2. Label 28886 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market June 30, 2015 · 8 oz. · UPC 7 07359 12147 8
  3. Label 15153 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market November 4, 2013 · 300 g · UPC 7 07359 12147 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names Protocol For Life Balance (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All Protocol For Life Balance products.

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