Nutrition 21, LLC is a leader in the nutritional supplement industry. With many years of biotechnology and pharmaceutical experience, the company’s scientific platform has created unique, patented products that are safe and clinically effective. Rigorous preclinical and clinical trials are a key part of the company's product development strategy to ensure product safety and consumer trust. Nutrition 21 currently holds over 80 domestic and international issued and pending patents for products. Many support unique claims associated with glucose metabolism, weight management, cognition, and sports nutrition, among others.

The Company is a developer and marketer of efficacious, high-value, clinically substantiated ingredients for dietary supplements, medical foods and beverages. Nutrition 21’s branded ingredients include: Velositol, a dietary complex of amylopectin and chromium, which has been clinically shown to double the effects of whey protein - significantly increasing muscle protein synthesis, the key to muscle growth; Chromax chromium picolinate, with clinically substantiated benefits for glucose metabolism, weight management, and body composition; Nitrosigine bonded arginine silicate, which is clinically shown to significantly boost nitric oxide levels supporting muscle pumps, energy and sports nutrition; and Lepidamax, a dietary complex of Lepidium peruvianum shown to enhance energy production as well as improve exercise capacity.