I loved the plain creatine but i am absolutely in love with the strawberry one! Getting my creatine grams in PLUS keeping hydrated because of the flavour - its a double win. I was worried it was going to be toooo sweet but its perfect. Love it!
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Creatine has been studied for fifty years and hundreds of peer-reviewed trials — there is no supplement anyone knows more about. Pick what matters to you.
Creatine does not build muscle for you. It lets you do more of the work that does - an extra rep or two per set, session after session, which compounds over months.
Creatine alongside resistance training beating resistance training alone is one of the most consistently replicated findings in all of sports nutrition.
Short maximal efforts run on ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and you can run out of it quick. Creatine tops that tank up and speeds how quickly it refills between efforts.
Which is why the difference shows up in the back half of a sprint and the last rep of a set, rather than the first.
Studied for reduced muscle damage and soreness after hard training, and for restocking muscle glycogen faster when taken alongside carbohydrates.
It's not really just about how you feel the next day, but how well you can perform the next day. If you recover faster, you can train harder and more frequently.
Your brain runs on the same energy system your muscles do — roughly 2% of your bodyweight burning about 20% of your energy.
Measured effects on memory and mental fatigue are clearest in people who are short on sleep or do not eat much meat: the two groups with the least stored to begin with. Newer ground than the muscle research, and moving quickly.
Muscle mass starts declining from your forties, and creatine is one of very few supplements with real evidence alongside resistance training for slowing that down.
It is also why creatine has quietly stopped being a young gymbros supplement. The people with the most to gain from it are often the ones who have never taken it.
Creatine works by saturating your muscles, which takes three to four weeks at 5g a day. Individual results vary.
The most researched supplement on earth also seems to have the most rumours & myths. Here is every one you've probably heard some "expert" on social media talking about, and what the actual science says...
The reality is, none of these rumours are actually supported by the science - creatine has a very well established safety profile and the benefits are massive. Just take it.
Creatine monohydrate is creatine monohydrate - the molecule itself identical wherever you buy it. What is not identical is how finely it is ground, how clean it is, and if it's been sourced properly!
| Typical creatine | ||
|---|---|---|
| SUPER FINE & EASY TO MIXMesh means how fine it is. The bigger the number, the smaller the particle. | 200 mesh | Often 80 mesh |
| FULLY DISCLOSED SPECSThe actual numbers for the batch in your tub,. | Shown on this page | They probably don't know |
| TESTED AGAINST THE GOLD STANDARDA public pharmacopoeial standard vs "it's good quality guys" | USP monograph | Whatever the supplier says |
| NASTY WASTE BY-PRODUCTSDicyandiamide and dihydrotriazine mean dirty creatine, you want none. | Neither detected | It's a gamble |
| TESTED BY WHO?Our manufacturer is a fully-accredited testing lab too! | ISO/IEC 17025 lab | Usually unstated |
| ENJOYABLE TO TAKEYou need to enjoy it to stick to it. We understand that. | Flavoured, unflavoured, and super fine | Unflavoured and gritty |
“Typical” describes what is common across the category rather than any one product. Mesh size varies between suppliers — 80 mesh is the usual commodity grade. Our own figures come from the certificate published further up this page.
SERIOUS WHERE IT MATTERS
You want to know if the creatine you're using is clean, pure, and worth your dollars.
We take the guesswork out of it. Here's what's in your tub, down to the behind-the-scenes info.
| Ingredient | Per scoop |
|---|---|
| Creatine Monohydrate 200 mesh, micronised | 5,000mg |
Unflavoured contains creatine monohydrate and nothing else.
Strawberry and Island Breeze add natural flavours and colours, and sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame potassium). The 5g of creatine is identical in all three.
One scoop a day in 400–500ml of water. Every day, including rest days.
Assayed against the USP monograph
Creatine monohydrate is the same molecule wherever you buy it. What differs is how clean it is, and whether anyone will show you.
This is the behind-the-scenes info for the batch in your tub. It is assayed against the United States Pharmacopeia monograph - the standard pharmaceutical ingredients are held to - in a laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. That is the international standard for testing competence, and the same accreditation independent houses like Eurofins and SGS work under.
| Test | Spec | This batch |
|---|---|---|
| Creatine monohydrate HPLC, dried basis | 98.0 – 102.0% | 100.2% |
| Creatinine HPLC | NMT 0.01% | 0.0036% |
| Dicyandiamide HPLC | NMT 0.01% | Not detected |
| Dihydrotriazine HPLC | NMT 0.0005% | Not detected |
| Total impurities | NMT 2.0% | 0.004% |
| E. coli, salmonella, S. aureus | Absent | Absent |
Results are for the batch named above, and come from our manufacturer’s own ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory rather than an outside one. Their facility is certified to FSSC 22000, ISO 22000 and HACCP. These figures describe the creatine as it is delivered to us.
Dicyandiamide and dihydrotriazine are by-products of creatine manufacturing; creatinine is what creatine breaks down into over time, and is the reason the kidney myth exists at all.
The best creatine is the one you're going to be able to take consistently. Pick yours:
STRAWBERRY
The perfect universally loved flavour. Imagine biting into a freshly picked strawberry on a hot summers day... but you get all the benefits of creatine with it!
ISLAND BREEZE
Tropical is a great flavour, but it's a little basic. Island Breeze rocks a subtle wee coconut note so you can get your creatine in and feel like you're on an island holiday!
Unflavoured
You can rawdog this in a glass of water or toss it in with your protein, pre-workout, or electrolytes. Our unflavoured creatine mixes into anything without you even noticing.
Unflavoured if you are already drinking something. It disappears into a shake, a juice or your pre-workout without touching the taste or the texture.
Flavoured if you would rather just have it in water and actually enjoy it. The 5g of creatine is identical either way - the only difference is how you want to take it!
Nothing. A missed day isn't going to make a difference in the long run.
But, don't take this as an excuse to only take it occasionally - life get's busy and you occasionally will forget but taking it daily builds the creatine stores and the habit.
Yes. Creatine monohydrate is made synthetically rather than extracted from meat, so there is nothing animal-derived in any of the three.
Worth knowing if you do not eat meat: you are starting from lower natural stores than most people, and that is one of the groups where the research shows the clearest effect.
You can, and warm liquid dissolves it better than cold. What you want to avoid is leaving it sitting in liquid for hours or days, because creatine slowly converts to creatinine in solution - faster when it is hot or acidic.
Mix it and drink it relatively quickly and you'll be sweet. If putting it in your coffee helps you take it, that's better than not having it at all!
Drink normally. Creatine draws water into your muscle cells, but that does not leave the rest of you short, and there is no need to flush anything through.
The reason we say 400–500ml per serve is to get the powder properly dissolved.
That being said, most people these days don't drink enough water. So you should probably drink more anyway!
Creatine has been studied in adolescent athletes and the safety record is good, but that is a conversation for a parent and a GP rather than for a product page.
What we would say to any young athlete: food and sleep first. Creatine will not replace the basics but it will help if you've got that all dialled in!