The business of creatine gummies has grown immensely, but it has had some bad points, with lab tests surfacing of products that do not meet what they claim on the label. Supplements not testing out has happened before in this industry, unfortunately, but with gummies, there is an interesting factor. Creatine can actually begin to break down into creatinine at temperatures of 140°F, which is reached during the traditional production of gummies using gelatin and even more so with pectin gummies as they get up to 200°F.
The heat may or may not affect the creatine in a gummy supplement; it all comes down to when and where the ingredient is thrown in, but it’s an interesting fact worth knowing. There are a few other reasons a product in the candy format may not test out, although we bring all of this up this week, as some drama broke out in the United Kingdom. James Smith, one of the minds behind the nootropic energy drink Neutonic, shared a video about testing the popular Ovrload creatine gummies.
James Smith’s in-depth video, spanning for a little less than ten minutes which you can watch above, focuses on Ovrload’s claims of providing 1.5g of creatine in each of its gummies. Smith’s own independent testing, however, revealed significantly less than that, with results showing under a gram at only 849mg of creatine in a 2.8g gummy. He explains he only ended up looking into all of this and going down the rabbit hole purely because he was considering investing in creatine gummies himself.
Since the video came out and caused quite the commotion, Ovrload has put a pause on sales of its signature creatine gummy supplement. It has stated that it takes claims like those James Smith has shared very seriously, and as a result, it has launched its own internal investigation. Ovrload has also said it’s already begun production of its creatine gummies at a completely different manufacturer in Europe with an updated formula, and stock from that is expected to begin shipping within the next few weeks.
