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 |
- ↑ "The Origins of Nutrilite: a Brand Ahead of Its Time". www.amway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Nutrilite™ Malaysia". www.nutrilite.com.my. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Pharmavite. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ↑ Jim Wagner (November–December 2001). "2001 Manufacturer of the Year". Nutritional Outlook.
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- ↑ "What Is the SlimFast Diet?". Verywell Fit. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ↑ "Herbalife - India - Our History 1980 to 1989". company.herbalife.co.in. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ↑ "Our History – Cyanotech". cyanotech.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ↑ "Cyanotech – Whole Health through Hawaiian microalgae". cyanotech.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ↑ "The Clif Bar & Company Story". Clifbar. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "About: GU Energy Labs". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ↑ "Herbal Magic - Overview, News & Competitors | ZoomInfo.com". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "CytoSport® To Be Acquired By Hormel Foods Corporation". investor.hormelfoods.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ↑ Corporation, Canopy Growth. "Canopy Growth Announces Purchase of Majority Stake in Biosteel Sports Nutrition Inc". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ Heitner, Darren. "How BioSteel Sports Supplements Has Quietly Infiltrated The Athlete Nutrition Market". Forbes. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ↑ Jhaveri, Neelam; Sewell, Dawson. "Huel - Wiki". Golden. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Versions of Jimmy Joy Products". Jimmy Joy. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "Jimmy Joy - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding". Crunchbase. Retrieved 25 October 2021.