Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Historical volatility and the average daily trading volume of the Company’s common stock

Period	Volatility			Average Daily Trading Volume
6/20/2008 ~ 4/19/2010		402	%		11,455
4/20/2010 ~ 1/2/2015		77	%		155,111

Pro-forma disclosure of our historical calculation of estimated volatility

Fiscal Year 2013							Fiscal Year 2013
Name	Use			Volatility			Name	Use			Volatility
Covance, Inc.		50	%		35	%	ChromaDex Corp.		20	%		243	%
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.		50	%		30	%	Covance Inc.		40	%		35	%
							Sigma-Aldrich Corp.		40	%		30	%
Weighted Average					33	%	Weighted Average					75	%

Inventories

	2014		2013
Reference standards	$	1,760,305	$	1,769,160
Bulk ingredients		2,298,036		694,965
		4,058,341		2,464,125
Less valuation allowance		324,000		260,000
	$	3,734,341	$	2,204,125

Leasehold improvements and equipment

	Useful Life
Leasehold improvements	Until the end of the lease term
Computer equipment	3 to 5 years
Furniture and fixtures	7 years
Laboratory equipment	10 years