| Sugar | a-Form | Equilibrium mixture | ß-Form |
| D-Ribose | -23.1 | -23.7 | ----- |
| L-Arabinose | +54.0 | +104.5 | +175.0 |
| D-Xylose | +92.0 | +19.0 | -20.0* |
| D-Glucose | +113.4 | +52.2 | +19.0 |
| D-Galactose | +144.0 | +80.5 | +52.0 |
| D-Fructose | -21.0* | -92.0 | -133.5 |
| D-Mannose | +34.0 | +14.6 | -17.0 |
| L-Rhamnose | -7.7 | +8.9 | +54.0* |