Thread: Consumer Labs tests creatine mono

As some of you know, I did several articles based on test results that looked at creatine purity issues some years ago. Article version one and two (called “What’s in your creatine” and “what’s in your supplements?” respectively) can both be found on my main web site if you have not read them.

Consumer Labs recently tested 13 creatine products for label claim (we tested far more products then that in my articles BTW so we had a far better sample size to draw conclusions from) and found most were ok for label claim (85%) but not all were prefect. They also didn’t test for DHT as we did, but my guess is creatine quality has improved since I did my articles on the topic, though I still think 85% is not acceptable:

CONSUMERLAB.COM FINDS THAT NOT ALL CREATINE SUPPLEMENTS MEET LABEL CLAIMS


“WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 7, 2000 - ConsumerLab.com today released results of its 8th Product Review, focusing on creatine monohydrate dietary supplements. Creatine is used by athletes to improve performance during short-duration, high-intensity muscular activities, such as weight lifting and sprinting. It has been used, as widely reported, by the baseball player Mark McGwire. Among the 13 creatine products independently tested by ConsumerLab.com, eleven, or 85%, were found to meet ConsumerLab.com's standards for creatine content and purity as well as related claims appearing on their labels.

One of the two products that did not pass testing was found to contain less than the labeled amount of creatine. The other product that did not pass failed to meet its claim of being free of the impurity dicyandiamide. Poorly manufactured creatine may be contaminated with the by-products dicyandiamide and creatinine (which is also a breakdown product of creatine that is often measured in blood testing to determine kidney functioning). While neither dicyandiamide nor creatinine is believed toxic in small amounts, they are not useful and must be eliminated by the kidneys. Purity is particularly important for creatine supplements because doses are relatively large — exceeding 20 grams per day (approximately four tablespoons of creatine powder) in some dosing regimens. Consequently, claims of purity are common in the marketing of creatine products. None of the products tested in this review failed on the basis of creatinine contamination.”

ConsumerLab.com - independent tests of herbal, vitamin, and mineral supplements

Now don’t ask me “so which creatine do you recommend Will?” If you want to know what I use and recommend for creatine – including actual brands recommended which did not appear in the original articles – read my free report on creatine at:

The Creatine Report - Fact, Effects, Side Effects, Benefits, Information and more...

Originally Posted by WillBrink

CONSUMERLAB.COM FINDS THAT NOT ALL CREATINE SUPPLEMENTS MEET LABEL CLAIMS

this is true of many supps, I have been preaching that here for years.