Creatine Supplements

They differ in the compound named on the label. Monohydrate is creatine bound to one molecule of water, HCl is creatine hydrochloride, and malate and TCM are creatine combined with malic acid. Buffered products add an alkaline ingredient to creatine, and blends combine creatine with other ingredients. Compare the creatine each label declares per serving.

Compare the creatine in one daily serving, in grams or milligrams. For a powder the serving is a scoop weighed in grams; capsules, chews and gummies are counted, and the serving may be several units, so multiply the amount per unit by the number of units. Divide the units or grams in the pack by the serving to see how many servings it holds.

It is part of the product name, and what it refers to differs between products: milligrams per capsule, milligrams per serving or the weight of the compound. It is not a nutrition statement. Read the nutrition table for the creatine per serving and the serving line for the number of capsules or scoops it consists of.