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Creatine Monohydrate Gummies
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Every check we ran
Intake method matches the research
Nothing in this listing contradicts how these ingredients were studied (creatine monohydrate). For example, creatine monohydrate: studied as a daily supplement — the effect comes from muscle saturation over weeks, not from timing a dose before a workout. Sources: NIH ODS — Exercise & Athletic Performance fact sheet, ISSN position stand on creatine (PubMed).
No data yet: Label math could not be verified
What this means: the listing doesn't publish net weight, unit count, per-serving dose, servings per container, so the dose claim can't be checked against physics from public data. That's neither a pass nor a strike — but it does mean you're taking the label on faith. Checkable products publish these numbers.
No data yet: Review-count history: not available
Marketplace rating not shown★ — rating count unavailable. No exact-listing count history was available, so no review-pattern claim is made.
Brand appeared in published creatine testing
NOW Foods' 2024 program reported an under-label result for a product sold under this brand. The published row is not bound to this exact listing identifier, flavor, lot, or package, so it is brand-level context only and does not determine this product's verdict.
Brand holds NSF/ANSI 173 certification (brand-level)
Create Wellness, Inc appears in NSF’s certified-products registry with 10 certified product(s), but we couldn’t confirm this exact listing is among them. Closest listed product: “Create Wellness Creatine Gummies Watermelon”. Certification covers contents and contaminants — not effectiveness.
Gummy format note (applies to creatine gummies as a category)
Creatine is stable as dry powder but degrades toward inactive creatinine in moist, acidic media like gummies — the documented cause of widespread failures in published testing.
What the listing promises — claim by claim
Why is this shown?
| Claim | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Benefit claim “…s WITH AN INGREDIENT THAT BUILDS LEAN MUSCLE IMPROVES RECOVERY INCREASES ENERGY BOOSTS COGNITION C…” | Partly supported We looked for: whether the ingredient doses on the label match the doses used in published research | Published research exists for ingredients in this formula — see Related research below. Whether this product’s doses match those studies could not be confirmed. |
“No evidence located” does not mean a claim is false — it means the seller has not put evidence proportionate to the claim on the public record, and we could not find any. Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
Verifiability profile — 0 of 6 public signals
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Identity
| LookCloser record ID | lc-0ea2bcf1 (internal — no barcode published, which limits cross-checking) |
| Brand | Create Wellness |
| Source listing identifier | SHOP-1497204945 |
From the label (photo-read)
| Net weight | NET WT 1 LB (454 g) |
| Pack statement | 90 GUMMIES |
| Badges printed on pack | Creapure, NSF CERTIFIED SPORT |
No Supplement Facts panel appears in the listing photos — the full per-ingredient table isn't shown to buyers before purchase. Recorded as a transparency gap, not a strike.
Claims printed on the packaging:
“WITH AN INGREDIENT THAT” · “BUILDS LEAN MUSCLE” · “IMPROVES RECOVERY” · “INCREASES ENERGY” · “BOOSTS COGNITION”
Read by a vision model from 8 listing photos — verbatim extraction; OCR errors possible. Spot a mistake? It will be corrected on review.
Where it sells
| Seller | Price |
|---|---|
| trycreate.co | $72.50 |
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Ingredient science — creatine monohydrate · Grade A
- Evidence: Human RCT meta-analyses (5+ indexed in PubMed for strength outcomes; ISSN position stand). PMID 40265319 · PMID 37144634 · PMID 39545789
- Studied serving: 3–5 g/day maintenance (≈0.03 g/kg); optional loading 20 g/day split ×4 for 5–7 days.
- Absorption: Creatine monohydrate is ~99% orally bioavailable when delivered intact — absorption is not the limiting factor; delivery-medium stability is.
- Delivery medium: Creatine is stable as a DRY powder but hydrolyzes toward creatinine (inactive) in warm, moist, or acidic media. A gummy is an aqueous, often acidic matrix — the documented reason independent testing finds many creatine gummies far below label.
- Kidney disease: consult a clinician before use.; Pregnancy/lactation: safety not established at supplemental doses.; Combine with adequate hydration.
Related research & consistency
creatine monohydrate — NIH ODS — Exercise & Athletic Performance fact sheet · ISSN position stand on creatine (PubMed) · PubMed search: creatine monohydrate supplementation · WebMD: creatine · ClinicalTrials.gov — 2,506 registered studies
ℹ Use pattern in research: studied as a daily supplement — the effect comes from muscle saturation over weeks, not from timing a dose before a workout.
⚠ Consistency note: the listing markets “energy boost” framing, but published research attributes this ingredient's effect to sustained daily use — the marketing frame and the research mechanism don't line up.
These notes state where label numbers and marketing framing sit relative to published research — documentation for your own judgment, not medical advice. LookCloser does not advise for or against taking any supplement.
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