Benefits of micronized creatine:

-may increase absorption

-may reduce bloating

-may reduce digestive issues

-faster absorption

 

Micronized creatine is a dark horse amongst creatine products. The idea behind micronized creatine is incredibly simple, yet effective: make the creatine powder granules smaller to increase exposed surface area. To make micronized creatine, extracted creatine is exposed to high pressure and temperatures thereby decreasing volume (ask your chemistry or physics teacher about this formula). By increasing exposed surface area, each granule becomes more engulfed by our digestive enzymes thereby increasing its solubility.

If solubility (i.e. it’s ability to be dissolved) is increased then it would follow that this form of creatine may beneficial for those who have digestive issues related to creatine, but may be better for all people overall. However, this latter point cannot be definitively concluded without further studies. It should be noted that overall, bloating and other side effects attributed to creatine use is a bit anecdotal.

As a side note, if you have found that your creatine product tends to clump or not fully dissolve when mixing it, try micronized creatine.

For further discussion about the numerous benefits of creatine monohydrate, refer back to this longer article.