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.