Micronized Creatine Monohydrate
by NOW Sports · powder · 500 grams
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 245315
- Serving 1.5 level teaspoons (approx. 4.2 g)
- 119 servings
Micronized Creatine Monohydrate by NOW Sports lists one ingredient: 4.2 g of creatine monohydrate per serving of 1.5 level teaspoons. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 25, 2021.
What is in Micronized Creatine Monohydrate?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.5 level teaspoons. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatine MonohydrateCreatine Monohydrate Note: 4,200 mg | 4.2 g | Higher than 70% of 1,768 products listing creatine (median 2.5 g). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 245315 (entered March 25, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. 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 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Creatine Caps 700 mgPrecision Engineered same ingredients
- Hardcore Formula Creatine Caps 700 mgGood 'N Natural · off the market same ingredients
- Creatine 4200MET-Rx same ingredients
- Creatine MonohydrateTN Trusted Nutrients same ingredients
- CreatineIndiana Botanic Gardens same ingredients
- Creatine HCl 4 gramsGNC Beyond Raw Chemistry Labs same ingredients
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
- Suggested Usage: Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons in fruit juice or other sweetened liquid 3 to 4 times daily, before and after exercise, for the first 7 days. Thereafter, for maintenance use, consume 1 to 3 times daily. Allow 3 to 4 hours between doses. For continuous use beyond 28 days, use one serving daily. Consume plenty of fluids with this product.
- Warnings
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition (especially kidney condition).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Non-GMO
- NOW Micronized Creatine Monohydrate mixes easily and has no additives or preservatives.
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry, dark place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 245315.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: None.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Triangle K (Kosher).
How many labels does Micronized Creatine Monohydrate have?
6 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 245315 (current) Entered March 25, 2021 · on the market · 500 grams
- Label 205212 Entered August 23, 2019 · off the market August 25, 2023 · 500 grams · UPC 7 33739 02038 3
- Label 62405 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market December 6, 2018 · 500 grams · UPC 7 33739 02038 3
- Label 40300 Entered December 29, 2014 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 500 grams · UPC 7 33739 02038 3
- Label 37034 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market November 26, 2014 · 500 grams · UPC 7 33739 02038 3
- Label 13022 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market July 2, 2014 · 500 g · UPC 7 33739 02038 3
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (distributor), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.