Disodium Ribonucleotides
Decode Label flags Disodium Ribonucleotides as a moderate concern in food and drink (gout trigger). It appears in 110 of the 893 published products we have analysed (12.3%).
The concern
Flavour enhancer — a purine source; relevant for people managing gout
E635 is a mixture of disodium inosinate (E631) and disodium guanylate (E627). Both are purine nucleotides, which the body breaks down to uric acid. People with gout or hyperuricaemia, or who have been advised to limit purines, may wish to limit foods containing it. The amounts used in foods are small, so the concern applies to people already managing uric acid rather than to the general population.
Most relevant to
Cited authority
EFSA; WHO; Arthritis Foundation
How common it is in this catalogue
Measured across every product Decode Label has analysed — not estimated, and not taken from anyone else's dataset.
By category
Identity
- E number
- E635
Also appears on labels as
Questions
Are Disodium Ribonucleotides safe?
The concern is cited to EFSA; WHO; Arthritis Foundation. Why it is flagged: Flavour enhancer — a purine source; relevant for people managing gout. Decode Label treats it as a moderate concern in food and drink. It appears in 110 of the 893 published products we have analysed (12.3%).
How common are Disodium Ribonucleotides in Indian packaged products?
Decode Label found Disodium Ribonucleotides in 110 of 893 published products (12.3%), most often in Food.
Who should be most careful with Disodium Ribonucleotides?
People with gout; People with kidney conditions; People prone to allergies.
Products containing Disodium Ribonucleotides
110 published products, each with its own full analysis.
Related ingredients
Other entries in the register with the same kind of concern.
Method and limits
- Prevalence counts published products whose decoded ingredient list matches this substance or one of its label synonyms, using the same matching the score itself uses. It describes our catalogue of 893 products, not the Indian market as a whole.
- Presence is not dose. An ingredient list gives order, not quantity, unless the pack declares a percentage. Nothing here estimates how much of this substance any product contains.
- A classification is not a verdict on a product. An agency classifies a substance under defined conditions of exposure; whether that matters in a given food or cosmetic depends on route, concentration and use.
- No regulatory rows. This substance is not matched in our regulatory warehouse, so the concern above rests on the cited authority alone.
- Last updated. This register entry was last changed on 7 October 2026.
- Corrections. Every figure here is reproducible from the sources named. If something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it and say what changed.