Talk:Timeline of nutritional supplements

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Year Event type Nutritional supplement Details Location/Researcher affiliation Nutrient/product property (when applicable)
1934 Industry Vitamin, supplement Vitamin and supplement company Nutrilite is founded by Carl Rehnborg.[1] Today, Nutrilite is a vitamin, mineral and dietary supplement brand.[2] United States
1971 Industry Dietary supplement California–based dietary supplements company Pharmavite is founded.[3] Its "Nature Made" vitamin brand is launched in the following year.[4] United States
1973 Industry Vitamin United States health & wellness company MegaFood is founded, and starts making vitamins from real food. Others begin using plant-based ingredients rather than synthetic ingredients and artificial additives.[5][6] United States
1977 Industry Diet shake SlimFast is founded and launches its original line of diet shakes. Today, the SlimFast diet is a weight loss plan centered on meal-replacement shakes and snack bars formulated by the company.[7]
1980 Industry Dietary supplement Herbalife Nutrition is founded by Mark R. Hughes. Today, it is a global multi-level marketing (MLM) corporation that develops and sells dietary supplements.[8] United States
1983 Industry Microalgae Cyanotech is founded.[9] It is a micro-algae producing company leasing land in the Natural Energy Lab of Hawaii on the Kona Coast of the island of Hawaii. The company produces Astaxanthin and Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica.[10] United States
1992 Industry Nutrition bar Clif Bar is founded.[11] Its flagship product, the Clif bar, is a soft and chewy energy bar made with wholesome organic rolled oats.[12] United States
1994 Industry Energy gel GU Energy Labs is founded.[13] Based in Berkeley, California, it produces performance sports nutrition products, most notably energy gels. United States
1995 Industry Weight loss/nutrition supplements Canadian weight loss and nutrition company Herbal Magic is founded.[14] Canada
1998 Industry Sports nutrition CytoSport is founded. Based in Benicia, California, it manufactures sports-oriented nutritional products.[15]
2009 Industry Sports nutrition Toronto–based BioSteel Sports Nutrition is founded.[16] It produces nutrition products for athletes and exercise enthusiasts.[17] Canada
2014 Industry Nutritional bars, supplements, meal-replacement shakes Huel is founded in England. It provides nutritional bars, supplements and meal-replacement shakes.[18] United Kingdom
2014 Industry Meal replacement Dutch meal replacement company Jimmy Joy is founded.[19] It produces Joylent, a vegan, powdered food replacement.[20] Netherlands
  1. ↑ "The Origins of Nutrilite: a Brand Ahead of Its Time". www.amway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nutrilite™ Malaysia". www.nutrilite.com.my. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Who We Are". Pharmavite. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Jim Wagner (November–December 2001). "2001 Manufacturer of the Year". Nutritional Outlook. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Supplement Factory
  6. ↑ "Our Difference | MegaFood". www.megafood.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "What Is the SlimFast Diet?". Verywell Fit. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Herbalife - India - Our History 1980 to 1989". company.herbalife.co.in. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Our History – Cyanotech". cyanotech.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cyanotech – Whole Health through Hawaiian microalgae". cyanotech.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "The Clif Bar & Company Story". Clifbar. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Amazon.com: CLIF BARS - Energy Bars - Best Sellers Variety Pack- Made with Organic Oats - Plant Based - Vegetarian Food- Care Package - Kosher (2.4 Ounce Protein Bars, 16 Count) Packaging & Assortment May Vary : Everything Else". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "About: GU Energy Labs". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Herbal Magic - Overview, News & Competitors | ZoomInfo.com". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "CytoSport® To Be Acquired By Hormel Foods Corporation". investor.hormelfoods.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. ↑ Corporation, Canopy Growth. "Canopy Growth Announces Purchase of Majority Stake in Biosteel Sports Nutrition Inc". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  17. ↑ Heitner, Darren. "How BioSteel Sports Supplements Has Quietly Infiltrated The Athlete Nutrition Market". Forbes. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  18. ↑ Jhaveri, Neelam; Sewell, Dawson. "Huel - Wiki". Golden. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Versions of Jimmy Joy Products". Jimmy Joy. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Jimmy Joy - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding". Crunchbase. Retrieved 25 October 2021.