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Ribose

What is Ribose?

Ribose is a monosaccharide (simple sugar). [1]

Forms of Ribose

Ribose comes in two forms and it almost always refers to D-ribose, which occurs widely in nature; or to its synthetic mirror image L-ribose, which is not found in nature. [1]



History

Unknown

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Ribose


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Ribose".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)

References

Unknown

Aliases (Also Known As)


 D Ribose
L Ribose

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchOctober 13, 2012 @ 5:00 PM

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