The Supp Digest | Creatine - A Community Favorite Gets Tested
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In this series, we dig into the fascinating (and anonymous) trends SuppCo sees from our unique vantage point to help you make sense of supplements.
As announced in our latest Science Corner, we're preparing to release results from our testing of popular creatine products this Thursday, June 12. But before we dive into those findings, we wanted to showcase the impressive role creatine plays across our SuppCo community.
Spoiler alert: it's not just the gym bros who are stacking this powerhouse nutrient.
Creatine: More Than a Muscle Builder
Creatine has long been a staple in the supplement community for its proven ability to support muscle strength and recovery. And for good reason, the research backing creatine's fitness benefits is consistent and robust.
It's why creatine appears as a key nutrient across SuppCo’s Expert Fitness and Weight Management Protocols:
Thomas DeLauer's Essential Fitness, Pre-Workout for Fat Loss, and Pre-Workout for Muscle Gain Protocols all leverage creatine as a foundational nutrient
Dr. Darshan Shah's Essential Weight Management and GLP-1 Core Nutrient Support Protocols also recommend creatine to support muscular strength
But creatine’s benefits don’t stop with physical strength. Recent studies have begun to highlight the benefits of creatine beyond the fitness space, with promising initial research in the areas of cellular health and mental acuity.
Our experts are already starting to incorporate these new findings into their protocols. You'll now find creatine appearing in both Dr. Mark Hyman's Mitochondria Support Protocol and Dr. Bruce Hoffman's Essential Cellular Health Protocol.
Turns out your brain, just like your muscles, runs on energy. And creatine helps deliver it.
A Staple in the SuppCo Community
It's not just our experts who are recognizing creatine's versatility across physical and mental health goals. The SuppCo community has embraced this nutrient in a big way.
We analyzed 97,000 SuppCo stacks and found that 35% of users have a creatine product, making it one of the most consistently stacked nutrients across our entire community.
Among users stacking creatine, we found 2,000 different creatine products. The vast majority (84%) are creatine powders, while 4% are creatine gummies (because apparently everything comes in gummy form these days).
Only 50 of these 2,000 creatine products appear in more than 100 user stacks. That long tail of the supplement industry we keep talking about? It's alive and well in the creatine space too.
Here are a few fast facts on creatine products across SuppCo users:
The most popular:
The highest TrustScores:
The best value:
This enviable title goes to Bulk Supplements. Their 200 serving container, priced at just over $30, provides high quality creatine with a TrustScore of 8.19 for just $0.15 per serving.
This value purchase is a popular pick among SuppCo users, and is the 7th most-stacked creatine on the platform
Who's taking it? Of the approximately 34,000 users stacking creatine:
28% are women
The average age is 41
They have an average of 10 products in their stacks (almost double the SuppCo average)
Not All Products Are Created Equal
With 2,000 creatine products to choose from, it can be hard to know which ones strike the right balance of high quality and good value. This is exactly why we built our TrustScore system—to cut through the noise and help you make informed decisions.
In that light, we'll be sharing the results of testing we completed on popular creatine products next week. We put some of the most commonly stacked creatine supplements to the test to see how they measure up in real-world quality and purity.
Stay tuned to see the results and learn new tips for making sure you're picking the right products for your goals, whether that's crushing your next workout or supporting your long-term cellular health.
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Fresh Additions
Here are a few brands we've added TrustScores for recently that offer creatine products:
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