Chromax® chromium picolinate is Nutrition 21’s flagship ingredient and is used almost exclusively as the key ingredient in chromium supplements marketed by the vitamin and supplement industry. In addition, Chromax chromium picolinate is often found as a key ingredient in weight loss and sports nutrition supplements.

In June of 2002, Chromax chromium picolinate was affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for use in food products, one of only a handful of ingredients to have secured this status at clinically effective doses for use in foods marketed for weight loss and glucose control.

Over the past decade, Chromax chromium picolinate has distinguished itself as the most widely researched form of chromium. Over 35 published clinical trials involving over 2,300 patients support the ingredient’s safety and efficacy. The chromium picolinate in Chromax has demonstrated that it is significantly more bioactive than other forms of chromium in insulin resistant populations.

The picolinate form of chromium is a unique molecule that combines chromium with picolinic acid, a compound found in breast milk, which helps the body better absorb and process minerals. The product is safe, easily incorporated into a wide range of functional food and supplement product forms, extremely stable and effective at minimal dosage levels.

Nutrition 21 currently holds patents covering the uses of chromium picolinate for: reducing hyperglycemia and stabilizing blood glucose, increasing lean body mass and reducing body fat, and for maintaining healthy cholesterol (lipid) levels; Nutrition 21 also has patent protection covering chromium for use in relieving symptoms of depression and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), in addition to other patents for chromium in combination with other ingredients.