Now you can enhance your foods of preference to increase your energy with Swanson Ultra 100% Pure Ribose. A unique type of sugar that is produced naturally in the body from glucose, ribose plays a key role in the formation of RNA and DNA, as well as ATP (adenosine triphosphate), a basic source of energy for every cell of the body. Ribose is a wonderful tool for strengthening the cardiovascular health and it is also beneficial to the energy levels in the body. In fact, cardiologists recommend for ribose to be taken together with CoQ10 and L-Carnitine: three major bioenergetic nutritional substances that boost the overall health of the heart.