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Those Creatine Gummies You Bought Online Might Not Contain Any Creatine
Sales of the workout supplement are skyrocketing. But some of the most popular gummies available online contain little to no creatine at all.
According to Amazon spokesperson Juliana Karber, the company requires dietary supplement sellers to submit third-party testing results to prove that they contain the ingredients on the label and are free from harmful contaminants. Last year, the supplement manufacturer NOW Foods tested a dozen popular creatine gummies brands and reported nearly as dismal results to the SuppCo findings—5 of the 12 samples failed, showing very little or no active ingredients. Cohen says that the best safeguard people have to buy supplements is to check to see if they’ve been certified by two independent nonprofit organizations, US Pharmacopeia and the NSF International, which test products for health and safety standards.
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