D-Ribose smells like alchool?

[PeterPositive]

Hi,
I have just bought a bottle of Solgar's D-Ribose powder like this one:

Opening it up and smelling gives a distinct smell of alcohol... I was wondering if it's expected.
The bottle was sealed and the expiry date is 2017, so the product should be intact.

thanks

 

[GhostGum]

I had this drama sometime back, because the older ribose tasted like a nice sweet brown sugar, but apparently they changed the manufacturing process and now it tastes like garbage, with the smell of rubbing alcohol. I buy the healthy origins now, because it is the most tolerable and does not seem as bad as the others.

If any of these companies had any brains one of them would go back to the old product and take over the market, but I would not be surprised if they all get it from the same sources.

 

[PeterPositive]

Oh, I see
Well, I've tossed €60 for this ... so I'll give it a try. 1/2 tea spoon in water doesn't seem to have any taste.
I'll go low & slow and see what happens.

I am also a little concerned that it may upset my already dysbiotic gut ... Definitely going slow with this one
Thanks!

 

[Sherpa]

Yes, the solvent smell in very common is d-ribose supplements. It seems to occur when the product ages. For instance, I have bought jars of ribose that smelled like sugar (fresh) and stored a couple of them (still sealed) for approximately 1.5 years. Then those formerly fresh smelling crystals then smelled like solvents. It does not seem to be toxic and does not affect the potency of the product. Its just an older batch. I personally would take it anyways.

I can suggest that Swanson usually has very fresh jars - fine crystals, nice smell, no clumping - of BioEnergy d-ribose for good prices. It can be very cheap - I recently got some on sale for $17.99 for 300 grams. Seeking Health sells the same thing for $59.95. Swanson does not announec their sales but if you check the product page frequently you can suddenly find it for $22.99 or $17.99 if you are lucky.

 

[leokitten]

The Jarrow Formulas D-Ribose, which I believe is BioEnergy Ribose, smells just very sweet, not like alcohol at all.

http://www.jarrow.com/product/407/Ribose

 

[Oberon]

I had the same issue with Now D-Ribose, I still took it and it was unpleasant; I then purchased the Vitacost ARO brand and it didn't have any alcohol taste, but don't seem to get as much of an effect.. I'll now probably try this
one https://secure.endfatigue.com/store/products/supplements/shine-d-ribose/ or the swanson one http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-ultra-pure-ribose-powder-300-grams-10-6-oz-pwdr

Depending on shipping costs.

 

[PeterPositive]

Well... my SIBO really doesn't like D-Ribose at all
Worst reaction in a couple of years. And I've only taken half a tea spoon!

I don't think I could reproduce a similar reaction even by eating a couple of bananas covered in white sugar!