The bottom line
Informed Sport certification gives meaningful purity assurance. At sale price it is genuinely competitive. At full price it does not beat domestic alternatives with published COAs.
Myprotein Creatine Monohydrate is a clean, correctly dosed product from a brand with real third-party credentialing. The Informed Sport certificate covers batch-level testing for WADA prohibited substances — a meaningful floor for competitive athletes. The formulation is exactly what it should be: creatine monohydrate, no fillers, 5 g per scoop.
The issue is not quality — it is value as a function of price. At ₹999 on a standard Myprotein sale, you are paying ₹10/dose for a credentialled product. That competes credibly with AS-IT-IS (₹9.2/dose, NABL COA) and MuscleBlaze CreaPRO (₹15/dose, Creapure). At ₹1,499 full price — the price listed on Amazon without a sale code — the same dose costs ₹15.0, which is no longer a bargain relative to Creapure-certified alternatives. Myprotein is frequently on sale, but "frequently" is not "always," and buying strategy should not anchor on promotional pricing.
One transparency gap: Myprotein does not publish the raw material supplier for their creatine. Informed Sport batch tests confirm absence of banned substances. They do not confirm the geographic origin or the manufacturing spec of the underlying monohydrate. This is a meaningful distinction from Creapure (AlzChem, Germany, ≥99.9% purity specification publicly filed) or a NABL-accredited COA system.
What Informed Sport certification actually covers
Informed Sport is a third-party testing programme run by LGC, a UK-based science company with WADA-accredited laboratory status. Every batch of a certified product is tested against WADA's Prohibited List before release. The certification is relevant to competitive athletes subject to drug testing under national or international anti-doping frameworks — including athletes tested by NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency of India).1
The scope of Informed Sport testing is important to understand correctly:
- It covers: Presence of WADA-prohibited substances at detectable levels in the finished batch.
- It does not cover: Raw material origin, absolute purity percentage against the stated ingredient, or manufacturing facility standards independent of the prohibited substances list.
This means an Informed Sport-certified creatine product has been screened for stimulants, steroids, peptide hormones, and similar prohibited agents — all of which have no legitimate place in a single-ingredient creatine powder in the first place. What the certification does not tell you is whether the creatine itself is ≥99.9% pure, whether it was manufactured under GMP conditions that would satisfy a pharmaceutical audit, or whether the raw material came from a facility with a documented quality management system.
These are three different credentialling frameworks that people often treat as equivalent. Informed Sport and NSF Certified for Sport both cover banned substance screening. Creapure is a raw material specification (≥99.9% purity, ≤60 ppm creatinine, AlzChem manufacturing) — it addresses different questions. Ideally you want a product that is both Creapure-sourced and banned-substance screened. Most Creapure products are not independently batch-tested for prohibited substances. Most Informed Sport products do not disclose raw material source. The two frameworks address different concerns.
For the non-competitive gym-goer, Informed Sport certification is reassurance that the product does not contain stimulants or hormones accidentally — a legitimate value in a market where contract manufacturing occasionally contaminates otherwise clean products. For the competitive athlete under NADA testing, the certification is substantively meaningful.
Label analysis: what is in the tub
Myprotein Creatine Monohydrate (500g, unflavoured) contains one ingredient: creatine monohydrate. There are no fillers, flavouring agents, flowing agents, or anti-caking compounds in the unflavoured variant. The 5g scoop delivers one serving at the daily maintenance dose established across hundreds of trials.
The label does not state raw material source. There is no reference to Creapure, AlzChem, or any specific manufacturer. Myprotein's procurement team sources creatine monohydrate on the global commodity market; the specific lot origin is not disclosed to end consumers. This is standard practice for most house-brand supplement labels globally — and is the primary transparency gap we note in the purity rubric.
Myprotein sells creatine in flavoured formats — Blue Raspberry, Tropical, Watermelon. These contain sweeteners (sucralose or acesulfame K) and natural flavouring. If you are using creatine in large volumes daily and want to minimise additives, the unflavoured variant is the one to buy. The flavoured formats are not inferior in terms of creatine delivery, but the additive load is meaningfully higher.
Dosing: loading vs maintenance
The evidence base for creatine dosing is well-established. Two approaches are both effective:
| Protocol | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Time to peak saturation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loading | 20g/day × 5–7 days (split into 4 × 5g doses) | 3–5g/day maintenance | ~7 days |
| Daily maintenance (no load) | — | 3–5g/day ongoing | ~28 days |
Both reach the same endpoint: intramuscular phosphocreatine saturation. Loading gets there faster. Given that this is a long-term supplement — the benefits persist only as long as you supplement — there is rarely a strong reason to rush. One 5g scoop daily, added to water or a shake, is the pragmatic approach for most users. Timing relative to training is not critical; consistency matters more than the window.2
One Myprotein-specific note: their scoop is slightly generous in some batches — users report occasional 5.1–5.3g fills. This is normal batch variation and does not affect the clinical case for the product. If you are managing costs closely, weighing your dose pays off over a 500g container.
Value: the sale price problem
The value story for Myprotein Creatine Monohydrate is inseparable from their perennial sale structure. Myprotein runs promotions — including 50–70% off creatine — through most of the year. At ₹999 for 500g (their typical sale price), the per-dose cost is ₹10.0, which is genuinely competitive even against the cheapest domestic options.
| Product | Price | Size | Per 5g dose | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS-IT-IS Creatine | ₹549 | 250g | ₹9.2 | NABL COA |
| Myprotein Creatine (sale) | ₹999 | 500g | ₹10.0 | Informed Sport |
| Nutrabay Pure Creatine | ₹649 | 300g | ₹10.8 | Quarterly COA |
| MuscleBlaze CreaPRO | ₹899 | 300g | ₹15.0 | Creapure |
| Myprotein Creatine (full) | ₹1,499 | 500g | ₹15.0 | Informed Sport |
| GNC Pro Performance | ₹1,299 | 300g | ₹21.7 | Creapure |
| ON Micronized Creatine | ₹1,650 | 300g | ₹27.5 | Labdoor A+ |
The uncomfortable truth: at full price (₹1,499), Myprotein costs the same per dose as MuscleBlaze CreaPRO — which is Creapure-certified. The Creapure certification addresses a different dimension than Informed Sport, so this is not a clear win either way, but it removes the value argument for Myprotein at full price.
Join the Myprotein India mailing list and watch for Tier 1 sale events (typically around national holidays, end of month, and platform-wide promotions). Do not buy at full price. At ₹999 or below for 500g, this is a strong option. At ₹1,200+, domestic Creapure alternatives are the better call unless you specifically need Informed Sport certification for competition drug testing purposes.
Who this is for
Recommended if: You are a competitive athlete subject to NADA or sport federation testing and want batch-level banned substance assurance at a competitive price point. Informed Sport is the right certification framework for your situation. Buy on sale.
Recommended if: You already have a Myprotein account, buy multiple products from them, and the creatine lands in your order at sale price. The convenience and the purity floor are both real.
Not recommended if: You are buying for general gym use at full price. AS-IT-IS Creatine (NABL COA, ₹9.2/dose) or MuscleBlaze CreaPRO (Creapure, ₹15.0/dose) give you better-documented purity at equivalent or lower cost.
Not recommended if: You prioritise knowing the raw material source. Myprotein does not disclose their creatine monohydrate supplier, and there is no independently verified purity percentage in the public domain for their specific batches.
Our score — rubric breakdown
Creatine monohydrate has the deepest evidence base in sports nutrition. More than 1,000 randomised trials. Consistent effect on PCr resynthesis, training volume, and lean mass over time. This dimension is ingredient-level — not brand-specific. All creatine monohydrate products score identically here.
Creatine monohydrate is the gold-standard form. No evidence that any alternate form (HCl, ethyl ester, buffered) outperforms it at matched doses. Myprotein's formulation is correctly classified as monohydrate with no undisclosed form switch. Minor deduction because particle size specification is not publicly stated — micronised vs standard affects dissolution speed, though not efficacy.
Informed Sport batch certification confirms absence of WADA-prohibited substances — a meaningful floor. However, there is no disclosed raw material supplier, no publicly accessible creatine purity percentage, and no manufacturing facility audit in the public domain. The purity floor is real but the ceiling is unknown. We score this in the middle of the transparency range — better than no documentation, materially below COA or Creapure standards.
At sale price (₹10/dose): genuinely competitive, borderline recommended. At full price (₹15/dose): no value advantage over Creapure-certified alternatives. The value score is anchored to the listed retail price, not promotional price. If Myprotein were to commit to a stable price at sale levels, this score would move to 7.5.
Single-ingredient label, accurate dose, no proprietary blend. The Informed Sport certification logo is accurate — not overstated. The deduction is for two omissions: no raw material source statement, and no stated particle size. These are not lies — they are the standard level of disclosure for commodity supplement labels globally. In the Indian market, where import supplements have had documented adulteration issues, these omissions matter more than they do elsewhere.
Score formula: (9.5 × 0.30) + (9.0 × 0.20) + (6.5 × 0.20) + (5.0 × 0.15) + (7.5 × 0.15) = 2.85 + 1.80 + 1.30 + 0.75 + 1.125 = 7.825 → 7.8 / 10
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- LGC Informed Sport. Certification overview and test scope. informed.sport. Accessed Jul 2026.
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