Nature of Business and Liquidity	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Business and Liquidity	Nature of business: ChromaDex Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, ChromaDex, Inc., Healthspan Research, LLC and ChromaDex Analytics, Inc. (collectively, the “Company” or, in the first person as “we” “us” and “our”) are a science-based integrated nutraceutical company devoted to improving the way people age. The Company's scientists partner with leading universities and research institutions worldwide to discover, develop and create products to deliver the full potential of NAD and identify and develop novel, science-based ingredients. Its flagship ingredient, NIAGEN® nicotinamide riboside, a precursor to NAD sold directly to consumers as TRU NIAGEN®, is backed with clinical and scientific research, as well as intellectual property protection. The Company also has analytical reference standards and services segment, which focuses on natural product fine chemicals (known as “phytochemicals”), chemistry services, and regulatory consulting. Liquidity: The Company has incurred a net loss of approximately $33.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, and net loss of approximately $11.4 million for the year ended December 30, 2017. As of December 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $22.6 million, which includes restricted cash of approximately $0.2 million. The Company anticipates that its current cash, cash equivalents and cash to be generated from operations will be sufficient to meet its projected operating plans through at least the next twelve months from the issuance date of this report. The Company may, however, seek additional capital within the next twelve months, both to meet its projected operating plans within the next twelve months and/or to fund its longer term strategic objectives.

Nature of Business and Liquidity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of business: ChromaDex Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries, ChromaDex, Inc., Healthspan Research, LLC and ChromaDex Analytics, Inc. (collectively, the “Company” or, in the first person as “we” “us” and “our”) are a science-based integrated nutraceutical company devoted to improving the way people age. The Company's scientists partner with leading universities and research institutions worldwide to discover, develop and create products to deliver the full potential of NAD and identify and develop novel, science-based ingredients. Its flagship ingredient, NIAGEN® nicotinamide riboside, a precursor to NAD sold directly to consumers as TRU NIAGEN®, is backed with clinical and scientific research, as well as intellectual property protection. The Company also has analytical reference standards and services segment, which focuses on natural product fine chemicals (known as “phytochemicals”), chemistry services, and regulatory consulting.

Liquidity: The Company has incurred a net loss of approximately $33.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, and net loss of approximately $11.4 million for the year ended December 30, 2017. As of December 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $22.6 million, which includes restricted cash of approximately $0.2 million.

The Company anticipates that its current cash, cash equivalents and cash to be generated from operations will be sufficient to meet its projected operating plans through at least the next twelve months from the issuance date of this report. The Company may, however, seek additional capital within the next twelve months, both to meet its projected operating plans within the next twelve months and/or to fund its longer term strategic objectives.