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Micronized Creatine Powder.

Strong evidence, strong doseOptimum Nutrition, verified Oct 2026Formula verified. Independently reviewed.Independent review. Not commissioned by Optimum Nutrition.

Creatine Monohydrate is the lead active here, studied most for strength. 22 human studies on Creatine Monohydrate back this formula, each one cited. Each serving carries 3 g of Creatine Monohydrate, inside the range the published research used. Who it fits: for everyone, adults.

Clinically dosedFull label disclosure
1Active ingredientWell studiedResearch base22Human studies
Micronized Creatine PowderVerified by IngredientMD
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The verdict
Strong evidence, strong dose
For everyone, adults.
How we verify

The brand submits the formula. We read the supplement facts panel and weigh dose, form and synergy against the clinical evidence. Labs test. IngredientMD verifies. The fee pays for review time, never for the outcome.

The formula
Creatine Monohydrate: StrengthKey driver

How we read this product

Source: Supplement facts
Supplement Facts panel for Micronized Creatine Powder
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    We read the label.

    The panel on the left is the one we evaluated, line by line.

  2. 02
    Every active, separately.

    All 1 actives checked against the clinical evidence: dose, form, and what the research actually shows.

  3. 03
    Then the formula as a whole.

    Doses, ratios, and how the ingredients work together. That assessment is the verdict above: "Strong evidence, strong dose".

  4. 04
    Earned, not bought.

    The verdict is public and identical whether or not a brand pays. A formula that does not clear the bar gets nothing.

Read by the engine against 2.1 million data points from clinical trials, PubMed and more than a hundred vetted sources. No individual reviewer is named or implied.

The receipts

Well studied
Research base
22
Human studies
3 g
Creatine Monohydrate
3 g per serving sits inside the studied 2 g-5 g range
Creatine Monohydrate, Kreider et al. 2017 ISSN Position Stand (n=1,847 across meta-analyses)

Cross-checked against 20 documented interactions for these actives.

Read the evidenceCreatine Monohydrate, the evidence →

Inside the formula

Creatine Monohydrate
22 studies
Strength
Studied 2 g to 10 g a day
Key driver
In context

The gap this formula speaks to.

Public health figures the engine matched to this formula's ingredients. Reported by their source, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

The people it speaks toFieldwork 2023

21.1% of the US population

aged 15 and over took part in sports, exercise, or recreation on an average day in 2023, in the American Time Use Survey.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024
Daily usePublished 2024

59 to 66 days

was the median time it took adults to make a new daily health habit automatic across the studies a 2024 review pooled, with individuals ranging from 4 to 335 days.

Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2024
7 more
Creatine Monohydrate

Meta-analysis, 2017

In older adults doing resistance training, adding creatine increased lean tissue mass by about 1.37 kg and produced greater chest and leg press strength than training alone across 22 trials.

Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
Creatine Monohydrate

Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023

Across 8 randomized trials, creatine improved memory performance in healthy people, with the largest effect in adults aged 66 to 76.

Nutrition Reviews
Creatine Monohydrate

Systematic review, 2026

A comparison of protein, creatine and omega-3 found each supported muscle strength and endurance outcomes to a different degree alongside training.

Nutrients
Creatine Monohydrate

Randomised trial, 2025

In 40 healthy men and women, 33 days of creatine before a muscle-damaging workout sped up strength recovery, with less stiffness and fatigue, and less swelling in the women.

Nutrients
Creatine Monohydrate

Randomised trial, 2022

In 8 healthy adults taking 5 grams of creatine monohydrate daily for 14 days, muscle creatine content rose, while creatyl-L-leucine at the same dose produced no change.

International journal of sport nutrition

Population figures from public health data. Context for the category, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

What this formula earned

Every one of these is a fact the engine could ground.

Each line below was derived from this formula's own record at the time of verification. Nothing here was written by the brand, and nothing can be added that the evidence does not carry.

  • Studied in people22 human studies on Creatine Monohydrate back this formula, each one cited.
  • A mechanism that is settledHow Creatine Monohydrate works is settled pharmacology.
  • Recent work on the recordThe most recent study on this record was published in 1996.
  • Serving amount inside the studied rangeEach serving carries 3 g of Creatine Monohydrate, inside the range the published research used.
  • A stated daily maintenance amountCreatine Monohydrate is here at a daily maintenance amount, which is what a daily supplement is for.
  • Why this formatIt is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.
  • The exact form, describedThe form on the label is Creatine monohydrate. The record says what that form is and what it suits.
  • Full label disclosureEvery ingredient on this label carries its own declared amount.
  • Where it comes from and how it is madeCreatine Monohydrate is made by synthetic.
  • Positions this formula already qualifies forThis formula already qualifies for positions beyond the one it is sold into, on the evidence it carries.
  • A position nobody is holding yetSome of those positions are ones almost nobody is selling to yet.
What the trials show

What the trials show about timing.

Time-to-effect windows the engine read from the trial record. Each is a window a named study measured, cited and dated, never written by the brand.

  • Creatine Monohydrateabout 4 weeks of daily useBuilds with daily use

    In the trial record, muscle creatine stores rise to a loaded level over about 4 weeks at 3 g daily, or about 1 week with a higher loading dose, and return toward baseline about 4 weeks after stopping.

    Strong

Windows measured in the cited trials. Context for how the active behaves over time, not a statement about any individual and not a claim about this product.

General timing

How each ingredient usually behaves over time.

One ingredient, from its own page.

  • Creatine MonohydrateAbout two to four weeks

    Give it two to four weeks of daily use for muscle stores to fill. A higher first week reaches the same place in about five to seven days.

    Its own page, the plain answer on timing

How each ingredient usually behaves over time, from its own page on IngredientMD. General timing for the ingredient, not a measurement of this product.

Chemical form

The same ingredient, carried differently.

What each form is, and where it fits in a formula. Measured findings carry the study that reported them.

  • Creatine monohydrate

    Creatine crystallised with one water molecule per creatine molecule, roughly 88 percent creatine by mass, weakly soluble in cold water.

    Fits
    Straightforward powder or capsule dosing where cost per gram of delivered creatine and a long shelf record matter.
    Trade-off
    Grittiness and slow dissolution in cold liquid. Some people notice sediment at the bottom of the glass.

Descriptions of the form itself, read from the cited studies. Not a comparison between products and not a statement about any individual.

Format

Powder

It is a powder, so the serving scales to the amount you want and mixes into something you already drink.

Best forGram-scale actives: creatine, collagen, protein, electrolytes, beta-alanine.
Recurring supply suggested

Because the effect builds and holds only with continued daily use, a steady recurring supply is the practical way to keep it going.

Questions shoppers ask

Is Micronized Creatine Powder independently verified?
Yes. IngredientMD reviewed this formula independently and verified it in Oct 2026. The verdict is earned, not bought: brands can't edit or purchase it.
What's in Micronized Creatine Powder?
Micronized Creatine Powder is built on Creatine Monohydrate. Each ingredient links to its own evidence page on IngredientMD.
Were ingredient interactions checked?
Yes. The combination was screened against 20 documented interactions for these actives in IngredientMD's interaction database.
Who is IngredientMD?
IngredientMD is an independent supplement-science platform. We analyze ingredients and formulas against clinical research, and we verify products only when they clear our bar. Labs run the tests. We review the results.
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