Second Round Creatine Straw Testing Confirms 5 Gram Target
Second Round Creatine Straw Testing: A Successful Result
We recently completed our second round of third-party HPLC testing of our creatine straw technology, and the results were exactly as expected.
The tested straws were manufactured in accordance with our internal SOP, dried, packaged, and stored for 30 days before being submitted for laboratory analysis. The purpose of the test was straightforward: confirm that our creatine straw could deliver the intended 5-gram serving of creatine monohydrate after normal production, drying, packaging, and short-term storage.
The result was a strong success.
The third-party test showed 5,174.87 mg of creatine monohydrate per serving, or approximately 5.17 grams per straw. That result was consistent with our formulation design, as we intentionally overfilled the straw by approximately 3% to make sure the finished product would meet the intended 5-gram target.
In other words, the first round of testing confirmed what we expected: our creatine straw successfully delivered a full 5-gram serving of creatine monohydrate.
Why This Result Matters
Creatine monohydrate is one of the most widely recognized ingredients in sports nutrition, but delivering a full 5-gram serving in a new format is not simple.
Many creatine products on the market rely on powders, tubs, scoops, capsules, gummies, or ready-to-drink formats. Our goal is different. We are developing a convenient drinking-straw format that allows consumers to take creatine in a beverage they already drink.
No scoop. No tub. No shaker. No messy mixing.
This round of testing is important because it confirms that the format can deliver a meaningful creatine load in a finished straw product.
A Different Approach Than Creatine Gummies
Creatine gummies have become popular, but they come with formulation challenges. Many gummy products are made by adding creatine into a liquid pectin or gelatin base that is heated during production, often to temperatures above 200°F. Our creatine straw process is different.
We use a cold-room production process and do not need to heat the creatine formulation. That is an important advantage because our process is designed to avoid unnecessary heat exposure during manufacturing.
Moisture is another major issue. Gummies usually contain a much higher moisture level than a dried straw matrix. Higher moisture can create additional stability challenges for creatine products.
Our straw technology is designed around rapid drying and moisture reduction. After filling, the straws are dried using a controlled process intended to rapidly remove moisture and create a stable dried internal matrix.
Taste Masking Without the Typical Gummy Acid Load
Taste is another area where our straw technology has an advantage.
Many gummies rely heavily on food acids such as citric acid or malic acid to enhance taste and flavor. That can help flavor, but acid and moisture can create additional challenges when working with creatine.
Our straw platform uses taste-masking technologies that are the subject of an additional pending patent application. This allows us to build a better-tasting creatine straw without relying on the same acid-heavy approach commonly used in gummies.
That does not mean the work is finished. It means we have built a technology platform specifically designed to address the challenges of creatine delivery, including load, taste, moisture, and stability.
Next Step: Stress Testing Older and Exposed Straws
This second test was an important milestone, but it is only the beginning.
We have produced dozens of test batches of creatine straws during development. Some have been packaged under normal conditions. Others have intentionally been left unpackaged to evaluate exposure to oxygen, light, and regular room humidity. We also have samples that were manufactured approximately 30, 60, and 90 days ago.
In addition, a small number of test straws were intentionally left inside an automobile for approximately 30 days to evaluate a more aggressive real-world exposure condition.
We will now be taking representative samples from these different test groups and submitting them for additional third-party laboratory analysis.
The goal is to better understand how well the creatine content is preserved under different storage and exposure conditions.
Confidence, But the Lab Will Decide
Based on our formulation design, cold-processing method, rapid-drying approach, and initial third-party results, we are confident going into the next round of testing.
But confidence is not the same as proof.
The proof will come from additional third-party lab results.
That is why we are continuing to test. Our objective is to build a creatine straw platform that is not only convenient and innovative but also supported by real analytical data.
The first round was a success. Now, this second round tells us more about our processes.
Now we are moving into the next stage: showing how the technology performs over time and under more demanding conditions.