Analysis of the Scitec Crea Star supplement
In this analysis you will not only find what Scitec Crea-Bomb is, but also a detailed analysis of the ingredients used, how you should take it and where to buy it.
Finally, you will find our final evaluation of the product with a brief explanation.
You can also use the comments area at the end to clarify any doubts or give your opinion.
What is Scitec Crea Star?
Crea Star is a supplement from the well-known brand Scitec Nutrition, and is above all a Creatine product, but not only that.
According to the brand, it is a supplement with a matrix of 6 types of Creatine, among other ingredients, totaling 13 active ingredients.
It is available in cola or watermelon flavor and in two different sizes, 270g and 540g.
Each dose weighs 6g and we will separate the ingredients by their respective matrices and talk a little about each one.
You find here the nutritional table and ingredients used according to the official Scitec Nutrition website.
Matrices
This supplement, like much of the Scitec Nutrition line, is subdivided into several matrices.
To make it easier to evaluate this supplement, and understand what it really is about, we have also divided the analysis into matrices.
Creatine Matrix
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Scitec Crea Star actually uses six types of Creatine in this matrix, but there is one small problem.
If we look at the list of ingredients, all Creatines, except the normal monohydrate, appear after GlutaZorb.
GlutaZorb is present in an amount of 100 mg per dose.
This means that 5 of the 6 Creatines in this supplement are present in a dose equal to or less than 100 mg.
In other words, Scitec Crea Star is a Creatine Monohydrate supplement, and not 6 different types of Creatine, because the dose presented for the remaining 5 is practically zero.
This is not necessarily bad, Creatine Monohydrate is a good form of Creatine, but obviously, it is misleading.
CRE/Absorp Matrix
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- Taurine (500mg)
- Glucoronolactone (300mg)
- CreaPep (100mg)
- GlutaZorb (100mg)[/toggle]
Scitec Nutrition places great emphasis on the use of CreaPep and GlutaZorb, so that's where we'll start.
What are CreaPep and GlutaZorb?
CreaPep is the name given by the brand to a mixture of Hydrolyzed Whey and Micellar Casein, in an amount of 100 mg per dose.
Both Hydrolyzed Whey and Micellar Casein are milk proteins, and CreaPep is basically no more than 100 mg of Protein.
Yes, CreaPep is 100 mg of Protein only.
GlutaZorb is Glutamine, and unfortunately, also in an extremely low dose.
To put it into perspective, Scitec Nutrition has its own L-Glutamine supplement, and each dose of this supplement is made up of 6g of Glutamine.
GlutaZorb present in Crea Star only provides 100 mg of L-Glutamine per dose.
In short, both CreaPep and GlutaZorb are nothing more than marketing, and will not have any impact on the results of this supplement.
Taurine, on the other hand, is an amino acid that may have slight benefits in terms of performance, and is present in a reasonable dose.
To conclude, Glucoronolactone does not seem to have any advantage when it comes to muscle mass or performance.
Support matrix
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- Magnesium Oxide (109.5mg)
- Malic Acid (10mg)
- Nicotinamide (2.52mg)[/toggle]
Finally, Scitec Crea Star has a so-called support matrix, which contains Magnesium, Malic Acid and Vitamin B3 (Nicotinamide).
Magnesium is a mineral and is present in Crea Star in the form of oxide, a form of Magnesium with low bioavailability.
Vitamin B3 is one of several complete b vitamins, and for each dose you have 15% of the recommended daily dose of this vitamin.
Malic Acid is in such a low dose that it is not even mentioned by the brand in its advertising.
How to take?
After the 5 days of the loading phase, in which you use 20 grams per day, the dose increases to 3-6g, once a day.
If you do not intend to do a loading phase, start with this dose.
The most common number is usually 5g, however, if you are very thin, 3g to 4g is enough to get good results, while if you are heavier, you can use 6g.
In the case of this supplement, each dose of 6g corresponds to 5g of Creatine and therefore, the ideal would be to use one dose per day.
It is important to highlight that supplementation is done every day, that is, nothing to take only on training days.
Where to buy?
You can find this supplement available here, and when using the code GVIRTUAL You also get a discount on your entire order.
Assessment
Scitec Crea Star presents itself as a mixture of 6 creatines and 13 active ingredients, but in reality, the story is a little different.
As you saw in the analysis, of the 6 creatines, only one is in a truly active dose, while the other 5 are used for marketing purposes only.
Of the remaining ingredients, only Taurine may have an active role, albeit minimal.
To get 5g of Creatine you need to use 9g of this supplement, which costs approximately 0.27? per dose.
Taking into account that in essence it is nothing more than a simple Creatine Monohydrate, the price is high, and you can get a pure Creatine Monohydrate for less than half the price.
Marketing at its best.
If you want to know more about Creatine supplementation, our guide will help answer all your questions and is available here.
To consult all reviews of Creatine supplements, go to here.
[toggle title=?Grades? state=?close? ]The price used to carry out this analysis was that charged by the Prozis store, without the use of promotions or discounts, and, obviously, it can change at any time.
The price used was as follows.
540g? 15.99? (0.27?/dose)
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