Creatine gummies quality flagged
NOW’s recent tests of creatine gummy products found limitations in third‑party gummy testing and highlighted formulation and quality‑control variability across gummy formats. The reporting flagged that gummy creatine still faces testing and consistency challenges compared with traditional powder creatine. (nutritionaloutlook.com)
Creatine is a workout supplement usually sold as powder because powder stays stable longer; NOW’s tests found many gummy versions did not. (nutritionaloutlook.com) NOW said it tested 12 creatine gummy brands with high-performance liquid chromatography, a lab method used to measure how much of a compound is really in a product. Six brands met or exceeded their label claims, and six did not. (nutritionaloutlook.com) The passing brands were Bear Balance, Bod, Effective Nutra, Iron Labs Nutrition, Peach Perfect, and Zhou, according to NOW. The failing brands were Astro Labs, Beast Bites, Create, Con-Cret, Greabby, and Njord. (nutritionaloutlook.com) NOW said the tested products claimed between 750 milligrams and 5,000 milligrams of creatine per serving, with one to five gummies making up a serving. That means shoppers could be comparing products with very different doses and very different piece counts before quality differences even enter the picture. (nutraceuticalsworld.com) The technical problem is water. NOW said creatine is commonly sold as powder because, once mixed into a water-based gummy, some of it can convert into creatinine, a breakdown product that does not deliver the same labeled creatine dose. (nutritionaloutlook.com) NOW reported detectable creatinine in all of the gummies that failed its creatine-content test. SupplySide Supplement Journal, citing the same results, said the failing products showed “little to no” creatine in some cases and all showed signs of degradation. (nutritionaloutlook.com) (supplysidesj.com) A second issue was testing capacity. NOW said it could not find one of its usual vetted third-party labs that was equipped to test creatine gummies, even though the company normally uses outside labs to confirm its own results. (nutritionaloutlook.com) (nutraceuticalsworld.com) NOW also said some products appeared to come from the same supplier. Three bear-shaped gummies that failed had similar appearance and potency patterns, while three products that tested above label claim also appeared to share a manufacturer. (nutritionaloutlook.com) Con-Cret disputed NOW’s findings. Mark Faulkner, chief executive officer and founder of Con-Cret, told Nutraceuticals World that NOW’s analysis of its creatine hydrochloride gummies was “inaccurate” and said his company had established testing protocols with multiple accredited labs during development. (nutraceuticalsworld.com) The market has moved since those 2024 tests. NSF’s creatine listings in April 2026 showed many certified creatine products in powder form, and Create Wellness now says its Core creatine gummies are NSF Certified for Sport and the only certified creatine gummies in that program. (info.nsf.org) (trycreate.co) The split is now clearer than the sales pitch: creatine gummies can be made to spec, but the format still depends on tighter formulation, tighter testing, and tighter manufacturing than a scoop of powder. (nutritionaloutlook.com) (supplysidesj.com)
