Chemical Substance - Creatine hydrochloride

NHPID name:
Creatine hydrochloride

Reference:
CHEMID

Proper name(s):
Glycine, N-(aminoiminomethyl)-N-methyl-, monohydrochloride

Common name(s):
Creatine hydrochloride

Category:
Approved Chemical Name
Schedule 1:
Isolate

Sub-ingredient(s):
Creatine


Source ingredients:
Polyethylene glycosylated creatine hydrochloride


Additional details

Detail:
The finished product and/or raw material specifications must have limits for the following impurities: not more than 100 ppm creatinine; not more than 50 ppm dicyandiamide; non-detectable dihydrotriazine. The method used to detect dihydrotriazine must have a limit of detection of not more than 5 ppm.


Roles

Medicinal

Rationale:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an isolate) of the Natural Health Products Regulations

Reference:  NNHPD