Table 4.
Prevalence and quantities of different forms of creatine monohydrate in creatine products that do not contain other functional ingredients and contain only creatine monohydrate (n = 91).
| Type of Creatine Monohydrate (CM) | Overall Prevalence (%) | Prevalence in Undisclosed Quantity (%) | Prevalence in Listed Quantity (%) | Prevalence as stand-alone creatine ingredient (%) | Listed quantity (Mean ± SD) as a stand-alone creatine ingredient (mg) | Prevalence as part of a blend of different forms of creatine (%) | Listed quantity (Mean ± SD) as part of a blend of different forms of creatine (mg) | Price per gram when sold as stand-alone creatine ingredient ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creapure® CM | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4758 ± 818 | 0 | N/A | $ 0.13 ± 0.11 |
| Micronized CM | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 4676 ± 864 | 0 | N/A | $ 0.09 ± 0.05 |
| Other CM | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 4220 ± 1313 | 0 | N/A | $ 0.13 ± 0.07 |
| Microencapsulated CM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5000 | 0 | N/A | $ 0.07 |