Business Segments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Apr. 04, 2015	Mar. 29, 2014	Jan. 03, 2015
Net sales	$ 5,260,971us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 3,074,138us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Cost of sales	3,333,347us-gaap_CostOfRevenue	2,089,130us-gaap_CostOfRevenue
Gross profit	1,927,624us-gaap_GrossProfit	985,008us-gaap_GrossProfit
Sales and marketing	585,777us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense	464,567us-gaap_SellingAndMarketingExpense
General and administrative	2,247,931us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	2,337,663us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Loss from investment in affiliate		21,543cdxc_LossFromEquityInvestment
Operating expenses	2,833,708us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	2,823,773us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
Operating income (loss)	(906,084)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(1,838,765)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Assets	10,984,829us-gaap_Assets		11,516,847us-gaap_Assets
CoreStandardsContractServices [Member]
Net sales	2,680,341	1,136,309
Cost of sales	1,603,176	718,177
Gross profit	1,077,165	418,132
Sales and marketing	274,624	239,960
General and administrative
Loss from investment in affiliate
Operating expenses	274,624	239,960
Operating income (loss)	802,541	178,172
Assets	3,407,868		3,757,073
Ingredients Segment [Member]
Net sales	2,300,043	1,735,883
Cost of sales	1,573,784	1,193,635
Gross profit	726,259	542,248
Sales and marketing	310,944	212,775
General and administrative
Loss from investment in affiliate
Operating expenses	310,944	212,775
Operating income (loss)	415,315	329,473
Assets	3,620,787		3,220,518
Regulatory Consulting [Member]
Net sales	280,587	201,946
Cost of sales	156,387	177,318
Gross profit	124,200	24,628
Sales and marketing	209	11,832
General and administrative
Loss from investment in affiliate
Operating expenses	209	11,832
Operating income (loss)	123,991	12,796
Assets	79,778		105,711
Other Segment [Member]
Net sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Sales and marketing
General and administrative	2,247,931	2,337,663
Loss from investment in affiliate		21,543
Operating expenses	2,247,931	2,359,206
Operating income (loss)	(2,247,931)	(2,359,206)
Assets	$ 3,876,396		$ 4,433,545

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