Throughout his life, Carl Rehnborg believed nature's bounty - a plant-based diet - was the optimum way to achieve good nutrition. By preserving important plant nutrients using his unique concentration methods, Carl was able to process and produce what eventually became the exclusive NUTRILITE™Concentrate.

Carl wrote about the early days of NUTRILITE Products: When we began, I gathered the raw materials, processed them, made the Concentrate (later compounded it with vitamins), packaged the product, labeled the packages, and then went out and sold it. I lived in a corner of a laboratory. I had a very monotonous diet which was designed to nourish, not interest.

Since 1934, when the first NUTRILITE product was introduced, the company has become a leader in nutrition research, development, and innovation. Today, under the leadership of Carl's son, Dr. Sam Rehnborg, the next generation of scientists, researchers, and technicians is preserving the rich Nutrilite heritage-by continuing to produce high quality, innovative supplements.
Over 8.5 billion NUTRILITE tablets, hard-shell capsules, and softgel capsules are produced each year.

Carl Rehnborg & Nutrilite

It is easy to assume people have always recognized the importance of good nutrition-and that NUTRILITE supplements have always existed. But as little as 80 years ago, people knew very little about vitamins and minerals-and they often suffered from nutritional deficiency diseases such as scurvy and beriberi.
The development of nutritional supplements designed to fill the gaps in our daily diets was, in large part, the result of scientific visionaries such as Carl Rehnborg.

In 1973, Carl Rehnborg died at the age of 86. But his pioneering work continues at the Nutrilite Health Institute - a worldwide collaboration of experts who are dedicated to helping people achieve optimal health through research, education, and practical, personalised solutions. Today, NUTRILITE™ is the only global vitamin and mineral brand to grow, harvest and process plants on their own certified organic farms. And, just as Carl believed in giving back to the community, we, too, are building a healthy social environment around our farms-providing farm employees with opportunities for personal development, education, and training.

While the company has undergone many changes through the years, our mission remains the same as Carl's original goal: To improve human nutrition around the world. The NUTRILITE brand lives on as the legacy of Carl Rehnborg.