Cover - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Aug. 05, 2020
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CHROMADEX CORPORATION
Entity Central Index Key	0001386570
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2020
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		61,624,426
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity File Number	001-37752
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-2940963
Entity Address Address Line 1	10900 Wilshire Blvd
Entity Address Address Line 2	Suite 600
Entity Address City Or Town	Los Angeles
Entity Address State Or Province	CA
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	90024
City Area Code	310
Local Phone Number	388-6706
Security 12b Title	Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	CDXC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ