PlainVitamins

100% Pure Ribose

by Swanson Ultra · powder · 10.6 ounces

  • Off the market since November 2023 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 87614 02322 9
  • DSLD label 176601
  • Serving 5 g (1 scoop)
  • 60 servings

100% Pure Ribose by Swanson Ultra lists one ingredient: 5 g of D-ribose per serving of 5 g. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2018.

What is in 100% Pure Ribose?

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

100% Pure Ribose: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 176601, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories20 Calories
Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in 100% Pure Ribose 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: 20 g.

Total Sugars5 gSugar in 100% Pure Ribose 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: 20 g.

Added Sugars5 g10%
D-Ribose100% pure D-Ribose5 gRibose in 100% Pure Ribose 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: 20 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 176601 (entered April 25, 2018), 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 4 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 Use: As a dietary supplement, mix one scoop (5 g) in your food or beverage, as desired, one to four times per day. Scoop included.
Warnings
Warning: Do not take this product if you are pregnant or nursing, hypoglycemic or diabetic.
Discontinue use if you experience gastrointestinal discomfort, nausea or headache.
Do not use if seal is broken.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 176601.

What else is on the label?

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

How many labels does 100% Pure Ribose have?

One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2018.

  1. Label 176601 (current) Entered April 25, 2018 · off the market November 28, 2023 · 10.6 ounces · UPC 0 87614 02322 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson Ultra products.

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