We are a global food and nutrition company with ongoing R&D efforts in formulation development and process technologies for scalable food and beverage applications. Creatine is a widely used functional ingredient recognized by consumers for its benefits in energy metabolism and physical performance. It is commonly consumed as a powder that is dissolved in water and ingested immediately, a use case in which it performs well and delivers the expected functional benefits.  

Challenges arise when creatine is incorporated into liquid formulations intended for extended shelf life. For consumer packaged goods (CPG) applications, formulators must address both solubility and stability constraints. Creatine has limited solubility in water, and once dissolved, it is known to gradually convert into creatinine over time, leading to a significant decrease in functionality. Heat treatments commonly required in liquid product manufacturing can accelerate degradation, compromising stability throughout the product shelf life. 

Advances in formulation science, ingredient protection, and processing-compatible stabilization technologies could help overcome these limitations and enable new classes of functional liquid products that maintain creatine’s benefits across manufacturing and shelf life.