Creatine products can look similar on the shelf while using different forms, serving sizes and formats. This collection is organised to help you compare what the label actually says rather than treating every creatine product as interchangeable.
Creatine monohydrate vs creatine HCL
Creatine monohydrate and creatine HCL are different forms of creatine. Monohydrate is the familiar form used across many powders, while HCL products use creatine hydrochloride and may use different labelled serving quantities depending on the manufacturer. We do not assume one serving definition is equivalent to another.
When comparing products, check the creatine form, creatine amount per serve, serving size, servings per pack, flavour and whether the product is plain or part of a broader formula. Follow the directions on the individual product label.
A practical way to compare
Where official serving data is available, Artisanal is working toward clearer comparisons such as servings per pack and price per serve. Those figures are only used when the underlying label information is unambiguous.