Glyceric aldehyde wani nau'i ne na kwayoyin halitta wanda ke cikin dangin aldehydes. Tsarin sinadaransa shine C3H6O3, kuma ana kiranta da glycericdehyde ko glycerol aldehyde. Glyceric aldehyde wani muhimmin matsakaici ne a cikin metabolism na glucose kuma yana shiga cikin tsarin glycolysis, wanda shine rushewar glucose don samar da makamashi a cikin rayayyun halittu. Ana kuma amfani da ita wajen samar da wasu sinadarai da magunguna.