Creatine Creapure® Nutripure powder 1 kg in Paris: the tub for a whole year of training
Nutripure’s Creapure® creatine monohydrate in its largest size: a 1 kg tub of pure powder, about 294 servings of 3 g of creatine. Available in Paris at Herba Barona.
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The one-kilo tub: about 294 servings
The 1 kg size is the largest in Nutripure’s creatine range, and the only one sold in a rigid tub rather than a pouch. Inside is the same powder as in the other sizes: Creapure® creatine monohydrate, with no flavouring, no sweetener and nothing else. Nutripure sums up its label in one line: “1 ingredient… and that’s it!”
The brand states “about 294 servings” on the tub and a duration of 9.5 months per tub, at half a scoop of 3.4 g a day. The measuring scoop is included: half a scoop is the daily serving.
So this is the size for athletes who have already adopted creatine and know they will take it over the long term. In Paris, they are often the ones who ask us for it, after a first try with a small size.
3.4 g of powder for 3 g of creatine
Why a 3.4 g serving and not 3 g? Because the powder is a monohydrate: each creatine molecule is paired with one molecule of water. It is the most stable and most studied form of creatine. Nutripure’s table states it in black and white: 3,400 mg of creatine monohydrate provide 3,000 mg of creatine, the amount referred to in the European claim.
In the body, most creatine, around 95%, is stored in the skeletal muscles. The body makes some itself every day from three amino acids, arginine, glycine and methionine, and food supplies another share. The supplement comes on top of these two sources.
The raw material, Creapure®, is produced in Germany by synthesis, with no ingredient of animal origin. Nutripure states that it is suitable for vegans and certified kosher and halal; the finished product complies with the EN 17444 anti-doping standard, a reference for competitive athletes.
What the European claim allows us to say
Among sports supplements, creatine is one of the few substances with a health claim approved by the European Union. Here is the official wording: Creatine increases physical performance in successive bursts of short-term, high intensity exercise. The beneficial effect is obtained with a daily intake of 3 g of creatine.
Every word counts. “Successive bursts”: this means repeated efforts, not a single one. “High intensity” and “short-term”: a few seconds flat out, such as a heavy set, a sprint, a rush to the net in tennis or a sequence of throws in judo. A long run at a moderate pace does not fall within this scope.
We stick to this wording and add no promise to it. In our shop in Paris 12th, we would rather check with you whether your training matches these short, repeated efforts than sell you a one-kilo tub you would not use.
Meat, fish, plant-based plate: where does creatine come from?
Creatine is nothing like a laboratory molecule: it is found in meat and fish, which contain in the order of a few grams per kilo. Herring, salmon and beef are among the richest foods, but cooking destroys part of it. You would have to eat several hundred grams of meat a day to reach 3 g.
Plants, on the other hand, contain practically none. Nutripure points out that vegetarian and vegan diets provide no creatine, so their stores rely solely on what the body produces. This synthetic creatine, of non-animal origin, is therefore also of interest to those who eat neither meat nor fish.
The idea of taking it by mouth is not new. As early as 1912, two Harvard researchers, Otto Folin and Willey Denis, observed in animals that part of the creatine swallowed ended up stored in the muscles.
A whole year of training with a single tub
Nutripure recommends three-month courses, possibly separated by breaks of one to two months, and the label gives a recommended duration of at least three to six months. The brand adds that people who train four times a week or more can take it all year round. The one-kilo tub matches that rhythm.
Creatine works by building up: what matters is the serving taken every day, including days without a session. The label suggests two moments, with a meal or after training. Choose the one you will not miss and stick to it, even during quieter weeks.
A forgotten day has no consequence: simply resume the next day at the usual serving, without doubling it. As with any sporting activity, drink enough throughout the day. For adults only; if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or have a health problem, ask a healthcare professional for advice.
Preparing your serving and keeping the tub dry
Nutripure advises dissolving the half scoop in a glass of water or in a shaker. The monohydrate dissolves better in room-temperature or lukewarm water than in ice-cold water; a slight deposit at the bottom of the glass is normal, just stir before finishing. Prepare the drink when you are about to have it rather than the day before: in solution, creatine gradually turns into creatinine.
The powder has no marked taste, so it can also be added to your post-workout protein shaker.
A tub that stays open for months needs a few precautions: close the lid after each use, only dip a dry scoop into it, and store it away from the kettle and kitchen steam. The label asks for a cool, dry place away from light; the batch number and date are printed under the tub.
150 g, 450 g, 1 kg or capsules: the same creatine
Nutripure’s four formats contain exactly the same Creapure® raw material. The 150 g pouch is for discovering creatine, the 450 g pouch covers a three-month course with some to spare, and the one-kilo tub sees you through a year of training.
The 150 capsules suit those who do not want to measure anything: five capsules make up the daily serving. All the creatines we offer, all brands combined, are brought together in our creatine section, next to our amino acids.
Nutripure is a French brand founded in 2017 near Toulouse by Christophe Carrio, five-time world champion in artistic karate, and his brother Florent, an engineer. Find the whole Nutripure range at Herba Barona, in our shop in Paris 12th; the availability of this tub is shown on this page.
Frequently asked questions
How many servings does the 1 kg tub contain?
Nutripure states about 294 servings of 3.4 g on the label, i.e. a duration of 9.5 months at half a scoop a day.
Can two people share a tub?
Yes. The serving stays the same for each person, half a scoop a day; the tub simply lasts half as long. Use a dry scoop and close the lid tightly after each use.
Is this creatine suitable for a vegan, halal or kosher diet?
Creapure® is made by synthesis, with no ingredient of animal origin. Nutripure states that it is suitable for vegans and certified kosher and halal.
Where can I find Nutripure Creatine 1 kg in Paris?
At Herba Barona, 10 rue Théophile Roussel, Paris 12th, two minutes from Ledru-Rollin metro station (line 8) and a few minutes from Bastille (lines 1, 5 and 8). The availability of the 1 kg tub is shown on this page.
Herba Barona’s tip — keep the scoop in the tub and level off the half scoop with the back of a clean, dry knife. Over nearly three hundred servings, this small gesture keeps your dose consistent from one day to the next.
