{
  "name": "Creatine Gummy Lab-Test Tally, NIH Labels and Cost per 5 g",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Verified Supplement Data, https://verifiedsupplementdata.com/creatine/gummies/",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-18",
  "methodology": "Lab tests: every published creatine-gummy potency programme we could find (NOW Foods in-house HPLC, February 2024; SuppCo via an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory, 2025), tallied as products at or above label claim vs below. NIH labels: the DSLD ranked search for creatine gummy terms filtered to physical state Gummy or Jelly with a creatine ingredient, plus a name scan of a 1,200-label creatine harvest for gummy / chew / jelly. NSF: the Certified for Sport product listing for keyword creatine on the date shown. Cost per 5 g = Amazon price / (creatine mg per serving x servings) x 5,000. No statistic is computed from the two filed labels.",
  "labTests": [
    {
      "tester": "NOW Foods",
      "kind": "manufacturer's in-house quality lab (not a third-party accredited lab, as NOW stated)",
      "method": "HPLC against a creatine reference standard; sub-claim products also assayed for creatinine",
      "date": "2024-02-29",
      "products_tested": 12,
      "failed": 6,
      "passed": 6,
      "failed_brands": [
        "Astro Labs",
        "Beast Bites",
        "Create",
        "Con-Cret",
        "Greabby",
        "Njord"
      ],
      "passed_brands": [
        "Bear Balanced",
        "Bod",
        "Effective Nutra",
        "Iron Labs Nutrition",
        "Peach Perfect",
        "Zhou"
      ],
      "claimed_range_per_serving_mg": [
        750,
        5000
      ],
      "claimed_range_per_gummy_mg": [
        250,
        1700
      ],
      "creatinine_note": "several sub-claim gummies contained substantial creatinine, the breakdown product",
      "urls": [
        "https://www.nutraceuticalsworld.com/breaking-news/now-reports-widespread-failings-in-creatine-gummy-tests/",
        "https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2024/03/01/NOW-raises-red-flags-after-creatine-gummy-testing/"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tester": "SuppCo",
      "kind": "independent, via an ISO 17025-accredited laboratory",
      "method": "identity and potency (creatine per serving, creatine purity)",
      "date": "2025",
      "products_tested": 6,
      "failed": 4,
      "passed": 2,
      "zero_detectable": [
        "EcoWise",
        "Vidabotan"
      ],
      "trace": [
        {
          "brand": "Happyummmm",
          "pct_of_5g": 0.09,
          "gummies_for_5g": 2000
        },
        {
          "brand": "DivinusLabs",
          "pct_of_5g": 0.5,
          "gummies_for_5g": 800
        }
      ],
      "passed_products": [
        {
          "brand": "Force Factor",
          "claimed_g": 5,
          "measured_g": 6.3
        },
        {
          "brand": "Create",
          "claimed_g": 4.5,
          "measured_g": 4.59
        }
      ],
      "powders_tested": 5,
      "powders_passed": 5,
      "powder_brands": [
        "Bulk Supplements",
        "Nutricost",
        "Sports Research",
        "NatureBell",
        "Jocko Fuel"
      ],
      "powder_purity_pct": [
        98,
        101
      ],
      "urls": [
        "https://supp.co/articles/suppco-tested-creatine-testing-results-gummies-failed-lab-analysis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "labTotals": {
    "gummy_products_tested": 18,
    "gummy_products_failed": 10,
    "gummy_fail_pct": 56,
    "powders_tested": 5,
    "powders_failed": 0,
    "note": "two testers, two dates, no overlap in products except Create (failed NOW 2024-02, passed SuppCo 2025)"
  },
  "nihLabels": {
    "source": "NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database",
    "sourceUrl": "https://dsld.od.nih.gov/",
    "retrievedOn": "2026-09-18",
    "creatineLabelsOnMarket": 2412,
    "sampleLabelsScanned": 1200,
    "gummyLabels": 2,
    "chewableTabletLabelsInSample": 15,
    "gummyLabelDetail": [
      {
        "dsld_id": 328026,
        "brand": "KAOXNU",
        "name": "Creatine Monohydrate Gummies",
        "entry_date": "2025-01-23",
        "serving_gummies": 2,
        "creatine_monohydrate_mg_per_serving": 6000,
        "creatine_mg_per_gummy": 3000,
        "calories_per_serving": 12,
        "carbohydrate_g_per_serving": 3,
        "note": "Two 12-calorie gummies with 3 g of carbohydrate between them cannot carry 6 g of creatine monohydrate; the label's own rows do not add up."
      },
      {
        "dsld_id": 325586,
        "brand": "CON-CRET",
        "name": "Creatine HCL Gummies Berry Zing",
        "entry_date": "2024-11-22",
        "serving_gummies": 3,
        "creatine_hcl_mg_per_serving": 750,
        "creatine_mg_per_gummy": 250,
        "calories_per_serving": 26,
        "added_sugars_g_per_serving": 1,
        "note": "750 mg of creatine hydrochloride per three gummies, with directions allowing up to five servings (3.75 g) a day; this brand was among the six that failed NOW Foods' February 2024 screen."
      }
    ]
  },
  "nsfCertifiedForSport": {
    "checked_on": "2026-09-18",
    "source_url": "https://www.nsfsport.com/certified-products/search-results.php?keyword=creatine",
    "brands": [
      "Beast Bites",
      "Create Wellness",
      "Force Factor",
      "Lemme",
      "True Athlete (Kre-Alkalyn)",
      "Momentous (chews)"
    ]
  },
  "forceFactorLabel": {
    "source": "forcefactor.com Supplement Facts, read 2026-09-18",
    "serving_gummies": 5,
    "servings_per_container": 30,
    "creatine_monohydrate_g": 5,
    "calories": 45,
    "total_sugars_g": 6,
    "added_sugars_g": 5,
    "astragin_mg": 25,
    "nsf_certified_for_sport": true
  },
  "costPer5g": [
    {
      "name": "Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Monohydrate (60 servings)",
      "brand": "Optimum Nutrition",
      "kind": "powder",
      "form": "monohydrate, powder",
      "creatineMgPerServing": 5000,
      "servingSize": "1 scoop (5g)",
      "servingsPerContainer": 60,
      "priceUsd": 17.97,
      "priceVerifiedOn": "2026-10-05",
      "costPer5gUsd": 0.3,
      "certification": "Banned Substance Tested",
      "amazonAsin": "B002DYIZEE",
      "availability": "ok"
    },
    {
      "name": "Force Factor Creatine Monohydrate Gummies (150 gummies)",
      "brand": "Force Factor",
      "kind": "gummy",
      "form": "monohydrate, gummy",
      "creatineMgPerServing": 5000,
      "servingSize": "5 gummies",
      "servingsPerContainer": 30,
      "priceUsd": 29.99,
      "priceVerifiedOn": "2026-10-05",
      "costPer5gUsd": 1,
      "certification": "NSF Certified for Sport",
      "amazonAsin": "B0FWV6LC4B",
      "availability": "ok"
    },
    {
      "name": "Create Creatine Monohydrate Gummies (90 gummies)",
      "brand": "Create Wellness",
      "kind": "gummy",
      "form": "monohydrate, gummy",
      "creatineMgPerServing": 4500,
      "servingSize": "3 gummies",
      "servingsPerContainer": 30,
      "priceUsd": 49.98,
      "priceVerifiedOn": "2026-10-05",
      "costPer5gUsd": 1.851,
      "certification": "NSF Certified for Sport",
      "amazonAsin": "B0CSKQVCWF",
      "availability": "ok"
    },
    {
      "name": "Effective Nutra Creatine Monohydrate Gummies (90 gummies)",
      "brand": "Effective Nutra",
      "kind": "gummy",
      "form": "monohydrate, gummy",
      "creatineMgPerServing": 5000,
      "servingSize": "5 gummies",
      "servingsPerContainer": 18,
      "priceUsd": 24.95,
      "priceVerifiedOn": "2026-10-05",
      "costPer5gUsd": 1.386,
      "certification": "None stated",
      "amazonAsin": "B0CNQ91C2G",
      "availability": "ok"
    }
  ]
}