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Is BulkSupplements Creatine Monohydrate underdosed?

1 serving = 5 g of powderDirections: 1 serving a dayLabel as of 24 May 2023 · NIH DSLD

Verdict

5 g a dayas the label directs · studies use 3–5 g/day of creatine monohydrate

Effective dose

Taken as the label directs (1 serving a day, 5 g each), it gives 5 g a day; studies use 3–5 g/day.

One serving gives 5 g, enough on its own for the low end of what studies use (3 g); it ranks 3rd of 24 creatine supplements here by dose.

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What the label says

Creatine Monohydrate per serving
5 g in 5 g of powder
Servings a day
1 serving a day
Creatine Monohydrate a day, as directed
5 g
Research dose
3–5 g/day Strong
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement, take 5 g (about 2 tsp) preferably before a workout, or as directed by a physician. Individual needs may vary. Drink plenty of water.
The label's directions, as printed.

More about creatine monohydrate: forms, timing and the studies behind the dose.

Same category, compared

All 24 creatine supplements we checked, ranked by dose (commission never changes the order). Studies use 3–5 g/day of creatine monohydrate; servings counted to 3 g.

ProductPer servingServings to reach itForm
Animal Creatine Chews5 g1 or lessChews
Beast Bites Creatine Infused Gummies5 g1 or lessGummies
BulkSupplements Creatine Monohydrate (this product)5 g1 or lessPowders
Force Factor Creatine Gummies5 g1 or lessGummies
GNC Pro Performance Creatine Monohydrate5 g1 or lessPowders
Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode Creatine5 g1 or lessCapsules
Jacked Factory Creatine Gummies5 g1 or lessGummies
Klean Athlete Klean Creatine5 g1 or lessPowders
Lemme Creatine Gummies5 g1 or lessGummies
Momentous Creatine5 g1 or lessPowders
Momentous Creatine Chews1 g3Chews
Naked Nutrition Naked Creatine (Creatine Monohydrate)5 g1 or lessPowders
Nutricost Creatine Monohydrate Powder5 g1 or lessPowders
Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder5 g1 or lessPowders
Orgain Creatine Monohydrate5 g1 or lessPowders
Sports Research Creatine Monohydrate5 g1 or lessPowders
Thorne Creatine5 g1 or lessPowders
Transparent Labs Creatine HMB5 g1 or lessPowders
Wild Gainz Creatine Gummies5 g1 or lessGummies
Zhou Creatine Chews5 g1 or lessChews
Create Creatine Monohydrate Gummies4.5 g1 or lessGummies
NOW Sports Creatine Monohydrate Capsules4.5 g1 or lessCapsules
MuscleTech Creatine Chews3 g1 or lessChews
Kaged Creatine HCl Capsules667 mg4.5Capsules

Where the reference doses come from

  1. Creatine Monohydrate, 3–5 g/day: Kreider et al., 2017.
  2. Label data: National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Dietary Supplement Label Database, 2026. https://dsld.od.nih.gov/. Label 291751, including its servings a day.

For a supplement taken every day we judge the most the label's directions give in a day, and show the least. Read the full methodology or the corrections log.