Scitec 100% Creatine Monohydrate

⚡ 3g of creatine per day — EFSA-authorised physical performance claim

Scitec’s 100% Creatine Monohydrate delivers 3000mg of pure creatine per 3.4g daily serving — the exact dose associated with the EU/EFSA-authorised health claim: creatine increases physical performance during successive bursts of short-term, high-intensity exercise. This is one of the few sports nutrition supplements where a specific performance benefit claim is legally authorised at the EU level — substantiated by the largest body of research of any ergogenic compound. The mechanism is completely understood: creatine saturates muscle phosphocreatine stores, expanding the immediate ATP regeneration reserve available during the first 6 to 10 seconds of maximal explosive effort.

🔋 Phosphocreatine resynthesis — the ATP energy mechanism

In muscle tissue, supplemental creatine is phosphorylated to phosphocreatine — the immediate energy reserve that regenerates adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during explosive efforts. ATP is the universal energy currency of every muscle contraction. Phosphocreatine resynthesises ATP faster than any other energy pathway, allowing subsequent explosive efforts — the next sprint, the next maximal lift, the next jumping effort — to be performed at higher intensity with less fatigue between sets. Creatine supplementation saturates these stores beyond what diet alone can achieve, directly expanding the explosive energy reserve available during training.

🌿 Single ingredient — 100% pure micronised creatine monohydrate — vegan

The formula contains one ingredient: micronised creatine monohydrate. No proprietary blends, no amino acid spiking, no hidden fillers, no artificial additives, no animal-derived ingredients. Fully vegan and suitable for all dietary frameworks. For athletes who want to know exactly what they are consuming and why — without paying for any unnecessary additions — Scitec 100% Creatine Monohydrate is the definitive choice.

🏋️ Stackable with any supplement — the universal base

Unflavored creatine monohydrate powder is the most versatile supplement format available. It has no taste, no colour and no effect on the texture of any liquid it is mixed into. It can be added to a post-workout protein shake, a fruit juice, a pre-workout drink, a glass of water or a smoothie without any perceptible difference to the drink’s flavour or appearance. For athletes who already use Gold Standard 100% Whey, 100% Casein Complex, Carbonox or any other powder supplement, Scitec 100% Creatine Monohydrate can be added directly to any existing shake without requiring any change to the preparation routine.

📅 6+ months of supply at the recommended dose

At 88 servings per 300g jar and one serving per day, Scitec’s 300g format provides well over six months of continuous creatine supplementation — one of the best supply durations per purchase in the creatine category. Scitec explicitly recommends uninterrupted continuous daily use rather than cycling, meaning the full 88-serving format is designed to be consumed without any break between purchases.

🎯 Goal guide

🏋️ Mass gain and strength training: 1 serving/day. Phosphocreatine saturation progressively maximises training intensity and volume under progressive overload — the foundational supplement stack alongside protein.

🔥 Weight loss / cutting: 1 serving/day. Creatine’s performance benefit is entirely independent of dietary phase — maintaining training quality and muscle mass during caloric restriction is equally if not more important than during a mass phase.

⚖️ Any sport involving explosive or repeated high-intensity efforts: 1 serving/day. Creatine’s EU-authorised benefit applies to successive bursts of short-term, high-intensity exercise — sprinting, team sports, weightlifting, CrossFit, cycling, martial arts.

Serving suggestion

Mix 1 serving (3.4g = ½ scoop) in 300ml of water or any beverage of choice. Shake, stir or blend until fully dissolved. Scitec recommends consuming 1 serving per day: 30 minutes before training on training days, and 1 serving before a meal on rest days. Do not exceed the daily recommended amount.

Best times to take it

⏰ 30 minutes before training (primary recommendation)

Scitec’s recommended pre-workout timing allows creatine to be available in the bloodstream and muscle tissue at the start of the training session. Pre-workout creatine combined with an insulin-stimulating carbohydrate or taken alongside a meal maximises muscle creatine uptake via the insulin-mediated creatine transporter (CrT) pathway.

🍽️ With a carbohydrate-containing meal or shake

Insulin significantly increases the rate of creatine transport into muscle cells. Consuming creatine alongside a meal or post-workout shake containing carbohydrates and protein — for example mixed directly into a Serious Mass or Gold Standard 100% Whey shake — enhances muscle creatine uptake significantly compared to taking it in isolation with plain water.

☀️ On rest days — before a meal

On non-training days, Scitec recommends taking creatine before a meal rather than before training (which does not occur). Consistent daily creatine intake — including rest days — is essential to maintaining the chronic muscle creatine saturation that produces the performance benefit. Missing rest-day doses creates fluctuations in muscle creatine stores that reduce the cumulative effectiveness.

📅 Every day without exception

Creatine works by progressively saturating muscle creatine stores over 3 to 4 weeks of consistent daily intake at 3g per day. Scitec explicitly states that creatine does not need to be cycled and can be taken continuously. Daily consistency is the single most important variable for creatine effectiveness — the supplement provides no benefit from a single dose and maximum benefit from 3 to 4+ weeks of uninterrupted daily supplementation.

Loading vs maintenance protocol

Supply duration guide

Full ingredient list

Micronised creatine monohydrate 100%.

One ingredient. Nothing else.

Key ingredient breakdown

Allergens

No allergens declared in the formula. Produced in a facility that processes milk, egg, soy, peanuts, nuts, celery, fish, crustaceans and sulphur dioxide — cross-contamination possible. Always refer to the current product label for the most up-to-date allergen information.

Product characteristics:

• 100% micronised creatine monohydrate
• Single ingredient — no additives
• 3000mg pure creatine per 3.4g serving
• Unflavored — stackable with any supplement
• Vegan
• EU/EFSA-authorised health claim: creatine increases physical performance during successive bursts of short-term, high-intensity exercise
• No cycling required — continuous daily use recommended

Active ingredient content per serving

Nutritional values per serving

Formats disponibles

Q1 — Why is creatine described as “the most studied supplement” and what makes it different from other ergogenics?

Creatine monohydrate has been the subject of over 300 peer-reviewed research studies across more than 30 years — more than any other sports nutrition ingredient by a wide margin. The key distinction from most other supplements is that the mechanism is completely and precisely understood at the biochemical level. Creatine is converted to phosphocreatine in muscle tissue, which directly donates a phosphate group to regenerate ATP from ADP during explosive efforts. This is not a proposed mechanism or a partially understood pathway — it is established biochemistry. The performance outcome is equally well documented: increases in 1-rep maximum strength, sprint performance, power output, training volume capacity and muscle mass across dozens of independent research groups over three decades. No other legal sports supplement has an evidence base of this breadth, consistency and mechanistic clarity.

Q2 — Does creatine need to be cycled — should I take breaks?

No. Scitec explicitly states that creatine does not need to be cycled and can be taken continuously. The historical recommendation to cycle creatine — popular in the 1990s and early 2000s — was based on the concern that continuous supplementation might downregulate the body’s endogenous creatine synthesis or the creatine transporter. Research over the subsequent decades has not supported this concern at the standard daily dose of 3g. Creatine transporter downregulation does occur with chronic supplementation, but it does not reduce the performance benefit — the elevated muscle creatine stores and enhanced phosphocreatine resynthesis are maintained with continuous daily intake at 3g per day.

Q3 — Is creatine suitable for vegans?

Yes. Scitec 100% Creatine Monohydrate is fully vegan — the single ingredient, micronised creatine monohydrate, is produced through a synthetic chemical process (guanidinoacetic acid methylation) rather than derived from animal tissue. This is particularly relevant for vegans and vegetarians because creatine is naturally found only in animal-based foods (primarily meat and fish). Vegans and vegetarians typically have significantly lower baseline muscle creatine stores than omnivores, meaning they are likely to see proportionally greater performance benefits from creatine supplementation than meat eaters who consume dietary creatine daily.

Q4 — Can creatine be mixed directly into a protein shake?

Yes — and this is the most practical and effective way to consume unflavored creatine monohydrate. Add ½ scoop (3.4g) of Scitec 100% Creatine Monohydrate directly to any protein shake — Gold Standard 100% Whey, Scitec 100% Casein Complex, Mutant Mass, Serious Mass or any other powder supplement. Creatine monohydrate is tasteless and colourless at the 3.4g serving size — it does not alter the flavour, colour or texture of the host drink in any perceptible way. Consuming creatine alongside the protein and carbohydrates in a post-workout shake additionally enhances muscle creatine uptake via the insulin-mediated transport mechanism.

Q5 — How long does the 300g format last at the recommended dose?

At Scitec’s recommended daily dose of 3.4g (½ scoop), the 300g jar provides exactly 88 servings — approximately 88 days, or just under 3 months of continuous daily supplementation. For athletes who maintain consistent daily creatine use without breaks, purchasing a new jar before the current one runs out ensures uninterrupted supplementation. Given the 3 to 4-week period required to achieve full muscle creatine saturation from baseline, allowing the stores to deplete between purchases significantly reduces the proportion of time at maximum creatine saturation.