PlainVitamins

Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored

by Approved Science · powder · 10.6 ounces

  • Off the market since July 2025 (NIH)
  • UPC X003AZW3DZ
  • DSLD label 319746
  • Serving 1 scoop
  • 60 servings

Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored by Approved Science lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 scoop, such as 5,000 mg of creatine monohydrate and 5 mg of BioPerine. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 24, 2024.

What is in Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 scoop. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 319746, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Creatine Monohydrate5,000 mgCreatine in Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored against 1,768 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1.11 g to 5 g, the median 2.5 g.5 g

Higher than 71% of 1,768 products listing creatine (median 2.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 10 g.

BioPerineas Piper nigrum5 mgBlack Pepper in Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored against 2,363 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 10 mg, the median 5 mg.5 mg

33% of 2,363 products listing black pepper give more (median 5 mg). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 319746 (entered October 24, 2024), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Loading phase: Day 1 to 5: Mix 1 scoop with an 8 oz. glass of water twice daily. Day 6 onwards: Mix 1 scoop with an 8 oz. glass of water once a day. To maximize results, retain adequate hydration.
Warnings
Caution: Do not exceed recommended dose. Do not use if safety seal is damaged or missing.
Pregnant women or nursing mothers, children under 18, and individuals with a known medical condition, should consult with a physician before taking this or any other dietary supplement.
Pregnant women or nursing mothers, children under 18, and individuals with a known medical condition, should consult with a physician before taking this or any other dietary supplement. Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Made with GMO free ingredients
Storage
Store at room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 319746.

What else is on the label?

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Vegan friendly Made in USA No animal testing GMP Good Manufacturing Practice Quality Product.

How many labels does Creatine Monohydrate Unflavored have?

One label is on file, entered on October 24, 2024.

  1. Label 319746 (current) Entered October 24, 2024 · off the market July 21, 2025 · 10.6 ounces · UPC X003AZW3DZ

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Approved Science (distributor), New York, NY. All Approved Science products.

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