Everything DoseRank tracks on the hmb shelf — Creatine Monohydrate. The category itself is never ranked: 25 products get scored the moment you say what you want them to do.
How to read the scores
This legend covers the scores on this page — for data sources, scoring weights, and limits, read the full methodology →
Answer a few questions about your goals, habits, stack, and budget. Then, DoseRank will find the products that best match your needs based on your answers. It's free and only takes 60 seconds! No account is required.
A saved, shareable breakdown: your matched products, dose math, interaction flags to discuss with a clinician, and a price-tracked stack you can revisit.
Questions
Each product gets a composite score blending clinical strength, evidence, dose fit, trust and value — computed for the goal you picked, across this category's products. The #1 on the DoseRank tab has the highest composite; the other tabs re-rank the same products by Value, Trust, or Popularity. Placement is never paid.
Start with a goal, not a brand
Browsing hmb supplements without a goal makes no sense — different products do different jobs, and “best” flips depending on which job you're hiring for. These are the 45 health outcomes that matter for this category. Pick yours, and the full evidence-ranked shelf loads for that goal alone.
Muscle strengthAbility of muscles to generate force.18 rankedStrong
Power outputAbility to generate force rapidly.11 rankedStrong
Muscle damage biomarkersMarkers such as creatine kinase indicating exercise-related tissue stress.18 rankedStrong
CachexiaDisease-related weight and muscle loss often seen in chronic illness or cancer.20 rankedModerate-strong
Muscle massQuantity of skeletal muscle tissue.20 rankedStrong
Bone mineral densityMeasure of bone strength and mineralization.20 rankedStrong
Exercise recoveryReturn to baseline function after exertion.20 rankedModerate-strong
All-cause mortalityDeath from any cause; lowest-level hard clinical outcome.14 rankedModerate-strong
Lean body massNon-fat body mass, often used as a marker of preserved musculature.13 rankedStrong
IrritabilityLow threshold for frustration or anger.2 rankedLimited
Fracture riskLikelihood of bone fracture.20 rankedStrong
Fall riskLikelihood of falling due to instability or weakness.13 rankedModerate-strong
Vitamin D statusBiochemical sufficiency of vitamin D.15 rankedStrong
Delayed-onset muscle sorenessPost-exercise muscle pain and stiffness.21 rankedModerate-strong
Phosphate statusBiochemical phosphate balance.3 rankedStrongNothing is ranked yet — the shelf stays locked until you pick a goal.
No goal, no ranking.
A “best hmb supplement” list without a goal would be marketing, not evidence. Pick what you want to improve and DoseRank scores all 25 products against that goal's trials.