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Nutricost
Creatine Monohydrate
Our analysis — editorial take, not from the label
5 g of micronized monohydrate at one of the lowest costs per serving in the category; the 500 g tub holds 100 servings.
- Creatine
- 5 g
- Form
- monohydrate
- Servings
- 100
Price tier: Budget · relative cost per full serving across this database
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Unflavored plus a wide flavored range including Blue Raspberry, Fruit Punch, and Watermelon.
Label verified: July 2026 · View supplement facts image
Label data
Per full serving · 100 servings per container · from the manufacturer's panel
| Creatine per serving | 5 g |
|---|---|
| Form | monohydrate |
| Creatine Monohydrate | 5 g |
| Micronized powder | 5 g |
| Proprietary blend | No |
Primary label source: Target listing · verified July 2026
Cautions
- Draws water into muscle — drink more water
- Loading phases are optional; 3–5 g daily reaches saturation in about 4 weeks
- Talk to your doctor if you have kidney conditions
Formulated for healthy adults — not intended for anyone under 18. Full health & safety notes
Product details
Where this label sits
Nutricost Creatine Monohydrate is one of the creatine products in the Scoop Sense database. Every active ingredient on the panel is listed with its own dose — nothing is hidden inside a blend total. It runs 100 servings per container at the full labeled serving. Everything on this page comes from the manufacturer's supplement facts panel as of July 2026 — never from the marketing page.
Key ingredients & studied doses
- Creatine Monohydrate · 5 g. Studied for supporting muscle strength and power alongside resistance training by helping recycle ATP during brief, intense efforts.
- Micronized powder · 5 g. Micronized creatine monohydrate with no additives or fillers listed; brand states independent lab testing of finished product.
Flavors & sweetener
Unflavored plus a wide flavored range including Blue Raspberry, Fruit Punch, and Watermelon.
Who it's best for
Anyone who wants the form with the deepest research base — most creatine studies use 3–5 g of monohydrate daily. A reasonable pick when cost per serving matters. Derived from the label figures above — not medical advice.
How we log this label
Every entry is built the same way: we read the current supplement facts panel, log each disclosed dose, compare it against the amounts used in published research, flag proprietary blends, and state the cautions plainly. The full methodology explains each step.
This label against the research
How we evaluate labelsEach bar shows the amount commonly used in published human research, and where this label's dose falls against it. Research amounts are context, not a recommendation — they are not doses, and nothing here is medical advice.
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Creatine5 g
At or above the studied amount0studied range 3 g–5 g6 g
Maintenance dosing in the research is 3–5 g a day of monohydrate, every day, not only on training days.
Source: Kreider et al., Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2017 — “Once muscle creatine stores are fully saturated, creatine stores can generally be maintained by ingesting 3–5 g/day”
What other people say
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On the seller's page
5 / 5
1,717 ratings
The brand's own storefront, read July 2026. A seller's rating is collected and moderated by the seller — treat it as a marketing figure, not an independent one.
What people actually report
Seen as a reliable budget alternative to premium brands with little taste to get in the way, though some report it not fully dissolving and one buyer received an unlabeled, damaged package that raised authenticity concerns.
- positive Taste. Praised for having essentially no flavor compared with other brands some found unpleasant.
- negative Mixability. Some buyers report powder still floating and settling at the bottom even after shaking in a full water bottle.
- negative Packaging / authenticity. One buyer received a container with no labeling and damage, and asked whether it was safe to use.
Read the threads yourself
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“Got some from nutricost, can't taste a thing.”
r/creatine, "Curses upon SixStar" -
“24oz is supposed to be more than enough to dissolve it, but I still see powder floating around and sitting at the bottom.”
r/creatine, "Can't get creatine to fully dissolve?" -
“i just buy nutricost monohydrate creatine and it comes in transparent box no labels no details”
r/creatine, "Fake TRANSPARENT CREATINE"
Common questions about Nutricost Creatine Monohydrate
Do I need a loading phase with Nutricost Creatine Monohydrate?
Loading is optional. Research shows a steady 3–5 g of creatine monohydrate daily reaches muscle saturation in about three to four weeks; a loading week of around 20 g per day just gets there faster. This label's 5 g serving sits in that studied range.
Does Nutricost Creatine Monohydrate disclose every dose?
Yes — the label lists an individual amount for each ingredient, with no proprietary blends. That is what the "label fully disclosed" tag on Scoop Sense means, and it is what lets each dose be compared against the amounts used in published research.