Nutrition 21, LLC announced its entry into a multi-year supply and license agreement with Nature's Products, Inc. for the use of Chromax and Chromax Advance brands of chromium in product formulations manufactured and sold by Nature's Products.

Nutrition 21 is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JDS Therapeutics. The company develops and markets ingredients for dietary supplements, medical foods and beverages, including Chromax and Nitrosigine. Nutrition 21 holds more than 100 domestic and international issued and pending patents for products.

Nature's Products is a full service, GMP (good manufacturing practices) certified, contract manufacturer and packager of consumer healthcare products. Nature's Products brands include Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems, Iceland Health, Champion Nutrition, Blessed Herbs and Originates.

"We are delighted to be partnering with Nature’s Products, a recognized industry leader in the manufacture and marketing of nutritional supplements," said Michael Satow, president and CEO of Nutrition 21. "We believe that our patented chromium compositions and uses fit very well with Nature’s Products core mission of providing innovative, high quality nutritional products to the marketplace and reaffirm the strength of our strong clinical science and patent portfolio."