Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Note 12. Subsequent Events	On July 9, 2013, Company entered in a three year supply agreement with Thorne Reseach, Inc. (“Thorne”) pursuant to which Thorne will purchase and market the Company’s patented nicotinamide riboside which is branded as NIAGEN™. Under the terms of the agreement, Thorne has received marketing rights for NIAGEN™ for use in nutritional supplements exclusively for the direct to healthcare-practitioner channel in the United States and Canada, provided that Thorne purchases a minimum of $3.5 million of NIAGEN™ product over the next three years. On August 1, 2013, the Company entered in License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Green Molecular S.L., Inc. (“Green Molecular”), a Spanish corporation, pursuant to which Green Molecular granted the Company an exclusive, worldwide right and license (the “License Rights”) to use and practice certain patent rights and to make, have made, use and sell certain products, including the compound pterostilbene, as it is used in dietary supplement products. In consideration of the License Rights, the Company has agreed to pay to Green Molecular earned royalties on net sales of all licensed products (including sales by sublicensees and affiliates), as well as a percentage of attributed income from sublicensing agreements. ChromaDex is subject to minimum annual maintenance or royalty payments to Green Molecular during the term of the Agreement. The Company has agreed upon a plan to develop, commercialize and market licensed products under that Agreement and will make certain payments to Green Molecular in connection with the achievement of certain milestone events relating to product development and regulatory approvals in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2013

On July 9, 2013, Company entered in a three year supply agreement with Thorne Reseach, Inc. (“Thorne”) pursuant to which Thorne will purchase and market the Company’s patented nicotinamide riboside which is branded as NIAGEN™. Under the terms of the agreement, Thorne has received marketing rights for NIAGEN™ for use in nutritional supplements exclusively for the direct to healthcare-practitioner channel in the United States and Canada, provided that Thorne purchases a minimum of $3.5 million of NIAGEN™ product over the next three years.

On August 1, 2013, the Company entered in License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Green Molecular S.L., Inc. (“Green Molecular”), a Spanish corporation, pursuant to which Green Molecular granted the Company an exclusive, worldwide right and license (the “License Rights”) to use and practice certain patent rights and to make, have made, use and sell certain products, including the compound pterostilbene, as it is used in dietary supplement products. In consideration of the License Rights, the Company has agreed to pay to Green Molecular earned royalties on net sales of all licensed products (including sales by sublicensees and affiliates), as well as a percentage of attributed income from sublicensing agreements. ChromaDex is subject to minimum annual maintenance or royalty payments to Green Molecular during the term of the Agreement. The Company has agreed upon a plan to develop, commercialize and market licensed products under that Agreement and will make certain payments to Green Molecular in connection with the achievement of certain milestone events relating to product development and regulatory approvals in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.