Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g)

Name: Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g)
Brand: Transparent Labs

12Avoid

Breakdown

4 contaminants flagged · 4 ingredients to watch

Includes lab results from its product family: Transparent Labs Creatine HMB

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−68

arsenic−39

lead−14

mercury−10

cadmium−5

Ingredients

−15

creatine monohydrate−4

calcium beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate−4

black pepper extract−4

cholecalciferol−3

Packaging

−5

Packaging−5

Final score12

Contaminants · 9

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic36.3 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 3.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Lead8.14 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

E. ColiNDnone found

Not detected

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

SalmonellaNDnone found

Not detected

Staphylococcus AureusNDnone found

Not detected

Total ColiformNDnone found

Not detected

Total Plate CountNDnone found

Not detected

Contaminants · 5

3 at/over limit

Includes lab tests of other products in its family

Transparent Labs Creatine HMB

Worst result per contaminant across the family

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Arsenic43.8 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 4.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Transparent Labs Pineapple Creatine HMB

Lead9.28 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 1.9×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Transparent Labs Creatine HMB - Peach Rings

Mercury2.06 ppbof 2 ppb

Just over the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Transparent Labs Creatine HMB - Peach Rings

Cadmium2.29 ppbof 5 ppb

46% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Creatine HMB, Unflavored, 30 Servings (210 g)

Yeast/MoldNDnone found

Not detected

Measured in: Creatine HMB, Unflavored, 30 Servings (210 g)

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) healthy?

Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) scores 12/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Transparent Labs Creatine HMB. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g)?

Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) lists 4 ingredients, starting with Creatine Monohydrate, Calcium beta-Hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate, Black Pepper Extract and Cholecalciferol. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g)’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g)?

Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) compare to other pre-workout & performance?

At 12/100 Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) scores worse than most pre-workout & performance we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pre-workout & performance is Orgain Creatine Monohydrate at 97/100.

Is Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) organic?

Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) is not certified organic in our data.

Has Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) been lab tested?

Yes. 9 substances in Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against. Other products in its family (Transparent Labs Creatine HMB), which share its base recipe, were lab tested too. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Their results are in the family's Contaminants section above.

Does Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g) contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 8.14 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and arsenic at 36.3 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Transparent Labs Creatine HMB Unflavored, 60 Servings (420 g). It also tested for cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above. Other products in its family, which share its base recipe, were tested too: a lab detected arsenic at 43.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Transparent Labs Pineapple Creatine HMB, cadmium at 2.29 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Creatine HMB, Unflavored, 30 Servings (210 g), lead at 9.28 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Transparent Labs Creatine HMB - Peach Rings and mercury at 2.06 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Transparent Labs Creatine HMB - Peach Rings. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests.

Full methodology: how we score products.