Head to head · Creatine
Create Wellness Creatine Monohydrate Gummies vs Thorne Creatine
Thorne scores higher overall (8.9 vs 7.4 out of 10) and leads on all five factors we score.
Updated September 2026 from our full reviews · How we score
The creator-favorite creatine gummy that actually passed independent lab testing, but at about $1.67–$2.00 a serving plus 5 g of sugar per three gummies.
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NSF Certified for Sport creatine monohydrate: one ingredient, 5 g per scoop, tested for label accuracy and banned substances, at about $0.49 a serving.
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The short answer
Choose Create Wellness if…
- People who won't stick with powders
- Travel and on-the-go dosing
- Athletes who want an NSF-certified gummy
Choose Thorne if…
- Drug-tested and competitive athletes
- Buyers who want NSF Certified for Sport verification
- People who want a single-ingredient, unflavored creatine
- You care most about efficacy, quality & purity, value, experience, transparency
Side by side
| Creatine Monohydrate Gummies | Creatine | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 7.4 / 10 | 8.9 / 10 |
| Efficacy (30%) | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| Quality & Purity (25%) | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Value (20%) | 4.4 | 7.6 |
| Experience (15%) | 8.0 | 8.7 |
| Transparency (10%) | 6.8 | 9.0 |
| Form | Gummy | Powder |
| Serving | 3 gummies30 servings per container | 1 scoop (5 g)90 servings per container |
| Price per serving | See retailer | $0.49 |
| Testing & certifications | NSF Certified for SportcGMP facility | NSF Certified for Sport |
| Dietary | Vegan, Gluten-free, Non-GMO | Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Soy-free, Sugar-free |
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| Flavors | 7 (Watermelon, Sour Green Apple, Blue Raspberry…) | 3 (Unflavored, Pineapple Orange, Strawberry) |
| Creator video reviews | 4 | 4 |
Pros and cons
Creatine Monohydrate Gummies
- Passed independent HPLC testing in SuppCo's 2025 gummy report (102% of label claim)
- Listed in NSF's Certified for Sport database
- Buyers consistently praise the taste and convenience
- Pectin-based and vegan, colored with plant extracts rather than artificial dyes
- Brand publishes third-party potency and stability test results
- About $1.67–$2.00 per serving, roughly 7–9 times the cost of creatine powder
- Each three-gummy serving adds about 60 calories and 5 g of sugar
- Dose statements differ by channel (4.5 g vs 5 g per serving)
- Brand's 'only NSF-certified creatine gummy' claim is contradicted by NSF's own database
Creatine
- Listed as NSF Certified for Sport (Unflavored, 453 g) on nsfsport.com
- 5 g of creatine monohydrate per scoop with nothing else added
- Thorne reports testing for heavy metals, pesticides and microbes
- Fine powder that most buyers say dissolves easily and tastes neutral
- Labeled gluten-, dairy- and soy-free
- About $0.49 per serving, roughly double mainstream brands
- Some buyers report stomach upset or diarrhea
- Texture feedback is split; some buyers find it slightly grainy
- Scoop can sink into the fine powder, per one long-term reviewer
Our verdicts
Creatine Monohydrate Gummies
Create is one of the few creatine gummies that has held up to independent testing, and NSF certification adds real assurance. If a daily candy is what keeps you consistent, it is a legitimate choice. You pay a steep premium and some sugar for the format, though, and plain monohydrate powder remains the better buy for most people.
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Creatine
Thorne Creatine is the reference choice when verification matters: a clean 5 g of monohydrate with NSF Certified for Sport status and an unusually strong quality program behind it. You pay about double the mainstream price for that assurance, so recreational lifters on a budget can get the same molecule for less, but tested athletes should put it at the top of their list.
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