Micronized Creatine Monohydrate - Optimum Nutrition

Micronized creatine monohydrate is the most researched and widely used form available today. What sets it apart from regular powder is micronization—grinding it into finer particles that dissolve completely, without clumps or sediment at the bottom of your shaker.

One 4.5 g serving provides 3.4 g of creatine monohydrate, of which 3 g is pure creatine. The rest of the serving consists of ingredients that complete the flavor profile. It contains no fillers. It is certified under the Informed Choice program, which independently tests supplements for banned doping substances.

You can choose from three fruit flavors (fruit punch, blue raspberry, orange). The product is also regularly tested for microbiological purity by an independent laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, and its production meets the BRC Global Standard for Food.

Micronization is the mechanical reduction of powder particle size. The smaller the particles, the greater their combined surface area—and that is what sets micronized creatine apart from standard creatine.

Regular creatine monohydrate is harder to mix with water, and some of it sinks to the bottom of the shaker. Micronized creatine stays dispersed longer and does not leave the so-called gritty sensation on your tongue that often comes with powdered creatine.

Creatine is a substance that the body produces naturally and that we also obtain from food, mainly meat and fish. It is stored in the muscles as phosphocreatine and helps replenish ATP, which provides energy for short, intense efforts.

Due to its properties, it increases physical performance during successive bursts of short-term, high-intensity exercise. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 3 g of creatine, which is exactly the amount in one serving.

It is therefore most useful whenever you give your maximum effort and then do so again shortly afterward. This could be a set at the gym, a sprint in football or hockey, or an acceleration at the end of a race.

The product is certified under the Informed Choice programme, run by the independent laboratory LGC. Samples are taken from products on general sale, rather than supplied by the manufacturer, and tested for approximately 250 substances on the WADA Prohibited List. The programme also includes an audit of the manufacturing process focused on the risk of cross-contamination.