Which creatine brands are third-party tested?
19 of the 33 creatine products we track appear in the public database of an independent testing or certification program. The other 14 do not, in the databases we searched.
That second number is not a verdict. Most supplements sold have never been independently tested, and a brand's absence from these lists usually means nobody has tested it rather than that it failed anything. We report what we searched and what we found.
NSF Certified for Sport
Confirms the label's dose: Yes · Heavy metals: Yes · Banned substances: Yes
Informed Sport
Confirms the label's dose: Not stated · Heavy metals: Not stated · Banned substances: Yes
Informed Choice
Confirms the label's dose: Not stated · Heavy metals: Not stated · Banned substances: Yes
Searched, and not found
These 14 products are not listed by any of the programs above, in the databases we checked on the dates shown on each product page.
California Gold Nutrition · California Gold Nutrition · Micro Ingredients · Micro Ingredients · MuscleTech · EVLution Nutrition · Force Factor · Force Factor · Nutricost · ABE · Animal · Doctor's Best · Havasu Nutrition · Double Wood Supplements
- Servings per container are derived from net weight rather than read off the label, except where a note on the product says otherwise.
- Most source records have not been checked by a person. The ones that have say so.
- Amazon and Walmart are not included, so “cheapest” means cheapest among the retailers we track.
- Prices go stale. Each one shows when it was last checked, and says so when it is older than the retailer allows us to cache it.
Full comparison of every product in this category: Creatine Monohydrate. How these numbers are made: How we compare.