Scored on the same 100-point, five-axis rubric. Third-party comparisons are limited to overseas brands, and unverifiable low-quality items appear as a category rather than by name.
Published
2026-08-20
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Last reviewed
2026-08-20
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Data as of
2026-08 — Based on official retailer listings and published test reports
Grade
Product
Total
Cost per active unit/g
Daily costWomen / Men
Days of supply
S
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine (US)
Names Creapure® German raw material, single-ingredient monohydrate, no additives
Retailer link pending
92/100
79원
238원 / 396원
200 / 120d
A
Nutricost Creatine (US)
Micronised monohydrate; SuppCo testing verified creatinine <46 ppm — but no ingredient brand named
Retailer link pending
75/100
52원
157원 / 261원
151 / 91d
B
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine (US)
Micronised monohydrate with good solubility, but lot-level impurity results are not published
Retailer link pending
64/100
49원
148원 / 246원
333 / 200d
C
Pre-workout / booster blendsCategory (not named)
Actual creatine content and form undisclosed, heavy sweeteners — per-gram cost cannot be calculated
13/100
Not calculable
Not calculable
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S
92/100
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine (US)
Names Creapure® German raw material, single-ingredient monohydrate, no additives
Cost per active unit
79원/g
Daily cost · Women
238원
Daily cost · Men
396원
Days of supply
200 / 120d
Axis scores
Effective dose
30/30
Purity & impurity testing
22/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
16/20
Raw-material grade
15/15
Information transparency
9/10
Retailer link pending
A
75/100
Nutricost Creatine (US)
Micronised monohydrate; SuppCo testing verified creatinine <46 ppm — but no ingredient brand named
Cost per active unit
52원/g
Daily cost · Women
157원
Daily cost · Men
261원
Days of supply
151 / 91d
Axis scores
Effective dose
30/30
Purity & impurity testing
20/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
Raw-material grade
5/15
Information transparency
8/10
Retailer link pending
B
64/100
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine (US)
Micronised monohydrate with good solubility, but lot-level impurity results are not published
Cost per active unit
49원/g
Daily cost · Women
148원
Daily cost · Men
246원
Days of supply
333 / 200d
Axis scores
Effective dose
30/30
Purity & impurity testing
10/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
Raw-material grade
5/15
Information transparency
7/10
Retailer link pending
C
13/100
Pre-workout / booster blends
Actual creatine content and form undisclosed, heavy sweeteners — per-gram cost cannot be calculated
Cost per active unit
Not calculable
Daily cost · Women
—
Daily cost · Men
—
Days of supply
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Axis scores
Effective dose
5/30
Purity & impurity testing
0/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
6/20
Raw-material grade
0/15
Information transparency
2/10
See axis-level scores (5 axes, 100 points)
Product
① Effective dose/30
② Purity & impurity testing/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification/20
④ Raw-material grade/15
⑤ Information transparency/10
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine (US)
30
22
16
15
9
Nutricost Creatine (US)
30
20
12
5
8
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine (US)
30
10
12
5
7
Pre-workout / booster blends
5
0
6
0
2
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine (US)
① Effective dose
30/30
② Purity & impurity testing
22/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
16/20
④ Raw-material grade
15/15
⑤ Information transparency
9/10
Nutricost Creatine (US)
① Effective dose
30/30
② Purity & impurity testing
20/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
④ Raw-material grade
5/15
⑤ Information transparency
8/10
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine (US)
① Effective dose
30/30
② Purity & impurity testing
10/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
④ Raw-material grade
5/15
⑤ Information transparency
7/10
Pre-workout / booster blends
① Effective dose
5/30
② Purity & impurity testing
0/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
6/20
④ Raw-material grade
0/15
⑤ Information transparency
2/10
Third-party comparisons are limited to overseas brands. Among domestically distributed products, only our own is included. Product links carry no affiliate arrangement. A purchase through a link does not affect any grade or its position. Based on official retailer listings and published test reports · Data as of 2026-08
So which one should you choose?
To summarise — single-ingredient monohydrate, disclosed creatinine in ppm, lot-level impurity testing, a named raw material, and price per gram. Value ranking and quality grade do not line up.
If raw-material grade comes first —
헬SHealthy Origins Performance Creatine (US)79원/g
Creapure® holds creatinine at 50–100 ppm — 10–20× stricter than the pharmacopoeia limit of 1,000 ppm — and carries Cologne List doping-free verification. At 79 KRW/g it is not the cheapest; the difference is what raw-material grade costs.
If you want verified value —
뉴ANutricost Creatine (US)52원/g
No named ingredient brand, but external testing (SuppCo) verified creatinine below 46 ppm — premium-grade by the numbers, at 52 KRW/g. Without a named source, though, nothing guarantees the same quality across lots.
Retailer link pending
The lowest price per gram is not the best product. We keep the value ranking and the quality grade in separate columns so you can read them apart.
Independence: This site is operated by KNI. Every product is scored against the same public criteria, and advertising or affiliate arrangements play no part in grading.
Strengths and limits, product by product
S
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine (US)
Names Creapure® German raw material, single-ingredient monohydrate, no additives
92/100
Criteria met
+Creapure® at 50–100 ppm creatinine — 10–20× stricter than pharmacopoeia
+Single ingredient, no additives
+Doping-free verification (Cologne List)
Unverified or unmet
−Not the cheapest per gram — you pay a premium for raw-material grade
A
Nutricost Creatine (US)
Micronised monohydrate; SuppCo testing verified creatinine <46 ppm — but no ingredient brand named
75/100
Criteria met
+External testing (SuppCo) shows creatinine <46 ppm — premium-grade by the numbers
+Strong verification for the price
Unverified or unmet
−No named ingredient brand — nothing guarantees the same quality across lots
B
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine (US)
Micronised monohydrate with good solubility, but lot-level impurity results are not published
64/100
Criteria met
+Among the lowest per-gram prices
+Micronised for good solubility
Unverified or unmet
−No lot-level creatinine or DCD figures — a heavy deduction on the purity axis
C
Pre-workout / booster blends
Actual creatine content and form undisclosed, heavy sweeteners — per-gram cost cannot be calculated
13/100
Criteria met
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Unverified or unmet
−Actual creatine content undisclosed — you cannot tell whether the effective dose is reached
−Blended formulation prevents conversion to active-ingredient cost
What was this scored on?
① Effective dose 30
Does the actual daily intake reach the dose range used in human studies — not the number in the product name?
② Purity & impurity testing 25
Published purity figures plus third-party COA, with verifiable impurity and heavy-metal testing.
③ Manufacturing & safety certification 20
cGMP/FDA-registered facilities, ingredient-specific certifications (Self-GRAS, NSF), and toxicology data (GLP).
④ Raw-material grade 15
Named ingredient brand — whether a verified supplier such as Creapure®, Uthever® or Setria® is used.
⑤ Information transparency 10
Full ingredient and dose disclosure, convertible labelling, and claims free of exaggeration.
Independence: This site is operated by KNI. Every product is scored against the same public criteria, and advertising or affiliate arrangements play no part in grading. KNI does not sell supplements. Grades reflect KNI's own published criteria and are not a government or accreditation-body certification.
