Creatine without the circus
Five grams.
That's the protocol.
Micronized creatine monohydrate. How much creatine per day? Three to five grams. Unflavored. No candy, no blend, no twelve-gummy serving. One scoop. Every day. We send you to the tubs we trust on Amazon.
- Dose
- 5 g
- Servings
- 90
- Ships
- Prime
5 g monohydrate · unflavored · Prime
ISSN-aligned
3–5 g, not a carnival dose
One ingredient
Creatine monohydrate. Period.
Third-party tested
NSF or Informed Sport on every pick.
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Sports Research Creapure
Creapure creatine monohydrate from Germany. 5 g scoops, Informed Sport tested, no candy coating. The value play if you want the protocol in the house tomorrow.
- Creapure (Germany)
- 5 g per scoop
- Informed Sport tested
- 90 servings, unflavored
- Usually the lowest honest price
Dose, not folklore
Your protocol.
Weight in, scoop out. Based on the ISSN position stand — not a TikTok loading week.
Skip loading. 3 g every day saturates in about a month. Easier to keep. Same ceiling.
Creatine saturation is a reservoir, not a stimulant. Miss a day — just resume. Do not double-dose.
Tubs / year · 2.4
Vs creatine gummies · you save ~$349
What it actually does
Five hundred studies. One molecule. We did not invent it.
Strength & power
The boring, replicated finding: more work in the 1–30 second window. Heavier sets. Extra reps. That is the whole gym pitch.
Lean mass
Expect about 1–2 kg over 8–12 weeks with training — water into muscle, then tissue if you actually lift. Not a miracle. Not nothing.
Brain, especially tired
Creatine is stored in the brain too. Data is strongest under sleep debt and mental load. Same 5 g. Not a nootropic gummy.
The three we trust
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Most testedThorne Creatine
$44NSF Certified for Sport. The boring tub.
Read pick · Buy on Amazon
Best valueSports Research Creapure
$37German Creapure. Honest 5 g. Prime tonight.
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Creapure + NSFMomentous Creatine
$43Creapure plus NSF, if you already live there.
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How to take it
Water. Coffee. The glass you already have.
- 01
Scoop 5 g
One level scoop. That is the whole serving.
- 02
Stir into 8 oz
It is not juice. It is not supposed to taste like candy.
- 03
Repeat daily
Miss a day, resume. Do not double. Saturation is a reservoir.
Gummies are candy.
The market got loud. The molecule did not change. Here is the math on a real 5 g day. Full gummies vs powder guide.
| Gummies | Capsules | 5 g powder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatine / serving | 1–1.5 g | ~0.75 g each | 5 g |
| To hit 5 g | 4–8 gummies | 6–8 capsules | 1 scoop |
| Sugar / junk | Usually | Rarely | None |
| Cost / 5 g day | ~$1.20 | ~$0.60 | ~$0.41 |
| Travel | Fine | Fine | A tub. Fine. |
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Three tubs we would actually buy
We do not sell our own powder yet. These are the three 5 g monohydrate tubs we trust. We earn a commission as an Amazon Associate.
Most testedThorne Creatine
NSF Certified for Sport. The one to buy if you get drug-tested or want the most trusted powder on Amazon.
Best valueSports Research Creapure
German Creapure, Informed Sport — usually the cheapest honest 5 g scoop you can get tomorrow.
Creapure + NSFMomentous Creatine
Creapure, NSF Certified for Sport. Premium powder if you already buy Momentous. Fine. Not magic.
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The questions people actually search
Read these four first.
Notes from the field
I stopped buying flavored tubs that taste like melted gummy. This is just the powder. Coffee in the morning. Extra set on bench.
The calculator talked me out of a loading week. Four weeks in, workouts feel less stupid. Scale up two pounds. Fine.
I was the gummy person. I am not chewing eight of those on a Tuesday anymore. Scoop, water, done.
Questions, answered.
If a brand will not talk about hair, kidneys, and gummies on the same page, leave.
Get the protocol.
One email when the first batch ships, plus the 5 g protocol PDF. No daily ‘motivation.’