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  "name": "Creatine 5 g: Label Census by Form and Cost per 5 g Dose",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Verified Supplement Data, https://verifiedsupplementdata.com/creatine/5-grams/",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-30",
  "methodology": "Creatine quantity per Supplement Facts serving on NIH DSLD labels; daily dose = serving x maximum directed servings; chemical form from the ingredient row name. Every finding was recomputed in both halves of the read order; findings that did not hold are not published as findings.",
  "labelCensus": {
    "source": "NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) v9",
    "sourceUrl": "https://dsld.od.nih.gov/",
    "retrievedOn": "2026-08-30",
    "labelsOnMarket": 2412,
    "labelsRetrieved": 1200,
    "labelsWithDose": 969,
    "labelsWithDailyDirection": 788,
    "brands": 276,
    "studiedRangeGPerDay": {
      "low": 3,
      "high": 5,
      "typical": 5
    },
    "findings": {
      "monohydrateDosedAboveAlternatives": {
        "monohydrate": {
          "form": "Creatine monohydrate",
          "labels": 599,
          "median": 5,
          "p90": 5
        },
        "creatineHcl": {
          "form": "Creatine HCl",
          "labels": 110,
          "median": 2,
          "p90": 3
        },
        "buffered": {
          "form": "Buffered / Kre-Alkalyn",
          "labels": 43,
          "median": 1.5,
          "p90": 1.5
        },
        "magnesiumChelate": {
          "form": "Magnesium chelate",
          "labels": 39,
          "median": 0.562,
          "p90": 2
        }
      },
      "directedDayExceedsServing": {
        "medianGPerServing": 3,
        "medianGPerDayAsDirected": 3.5
      }
    },
    "descriptive": {
      "gPerServingPercentiles": {
        "median": 3,
        "p10": 0.75,
        "p25": 1.5,
        "p75": 5,
        "p90": 5,
        "max": 10,
        "min": 0.005
      },
      "directedServingsPerDay": [
        {
          "servings": 1,
          "labels": 868
        },
        {
          "servings": 2,
          "labels": 199
        },
        {
          "servings": 3,
          "labels": 28
        },
        {
          "servings": 4,
          "labels": 68
        },
        {
          "servings": 5,
          "labels": 1
        },
        {
          "servings": 6,
          "labels": 4
        },
        {
          "servings": 8,
          "labels": 2
        }
      ],
      "labelsWithDirections": 1170,
      "formats": [
        {
          "form": "Powder",
          "labels": 790
        },
        {
          "form": "Capsule",
          "labels": 104
        },
        {
          "form": "Tablet or Pill",
          "labels": 34
        },
        {
          "form": "Other (e.g. tea bag)",
          "labels": 24
        },
        {
          "form": "Liquid",
          "labels": 15
        },
        {
          "form": "Gummy or Jelly",
          "labels": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "validation": {
      "method": "split-half by DSLD read order",
      "checked": 4,
      "held": 2,
      "failed": [
        "most of the market sells above the typical dose",
        "a large share sells above the studied range"
      ]
    },
    "notPublished": [
      "most of the market sells above the typical dose",
      "a large share sells above the studied range"
    ]
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      "name": "NOW Sports Creatine Monohydrate Powder (600g)",
      "brand": "NOW Foods",
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      "priceVerifiedOn": "2026-09-20",
      "costPer5gUsd": 0.193,
      "plainMonohydrate": true,
      "certification": "NPA GMP Certified",
      "nihDsldId": null,
      "availability": "ok"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nutricost Micronized Creatine Monohydrate (500 g, unflavored)",
      "brand": "Nutricost",
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      "plainMonohydrate": true,
      "certification": "None stated",
      "nihDsldId": null,
      "availability": "ok"
    },
    {
      "name": "BulkSupplements Micronized Creatine Monohydrate (500g)",
      "brand": "BulkSupplements.com",
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      "plainMonohydrate": true,
      "certification": "cGMP Facility, Third-Party Tested",
      "nihDsldId": null,
      "availability": "ok"
    },
    {
      "name": "Naked Creatine, Micronized Monohydrate (500 g, unflavored)",
      "brand": "Naked Nutrition",
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      "plainMonohydrate": true,
      "certification": "NSF Certified",
      "nihDsldId": null,
      "availability": "ok"
    },
    {
      "name": "Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Monohydrate (60 servings)",
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      "nihDsldId": null,
      "availability": "ok"
    },
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      "name": "Nutricost Creapure Creatine Monohydrate (500 g)",
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    {
      "name": "Momentous Creatine Monohydrate (Creapure, 90 servings)",
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      "certification": "NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Sport",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Thorne Creatine (Creapure, 90 servings)",
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      "name": "Transparent Labs Creatine HMB (30 servings)",
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      "availability": "ok"
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  ]
}