Not here to argue with anyone. I realize one of the main reasons for creatine supps to be in a "matrix" of whatever it might be, Dextrose/malodextrin, arginine, ALA was mostly because of how cheap Creatine monohyrdrate is. Yes its a revenue generator. I too am a huge fan of ALA its helped people in my family as well. But while it may be a revenue generator, for me along with others its worked well. But like i said to each thier own