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ChromaDex Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/30/17 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 3/15/18, at 4:37pm ET · For: 12/30/17 · Accession #: 1654954-18-2621 · File #: 1-37752

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/15/18  ChromaDex Corp.                   10-K       12/30/17  104:9.3M                                   Blueprint/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.18M 
 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation / Bylaws                  HTML     36K 
 3: EX-10.66    Material Contracts                                  HTML    328K 
 4: EX-10.72    Material Contracts                                  HTML     90K 
 5: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML     25K 
 6: EX-23.1     Consents of Experts and Counsel                     HTML     29K 
 7: EX-31.1     Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A)  HTML     31K 
                Certifications Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxly                  
                Act of 2002                                                      
 8: EX-31.2     Certification Pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A)  HTML     31K 
                Certifications Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxly                  
                Act of 2002                                                      
 9: EX-32.1     Certificate Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Pursuant  HTML     28K 
                to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                 
16: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     54K 
17: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    114K 
18: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     42K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     96K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity      HTML     68K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity      HTML     28K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    133K 
23: R8          Nature of Business and Liquidity                    HTML     32K 
24: R9          Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     70K 
25: R10         Loss Per Share Applicable to Common Stockholders    HTML     38K 
26: R11         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     38K 
27: R12         Leasehold Improvements and Equipment                HTML     40K 
28: R13         Capitalized Lease Obligations                       HTML     32K 
29: R14         Line of Credit                                      HTML     32K 
30: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML     54K 
31: R16         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     44K 
32: R17         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     88K 
33: R18         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    131K 
34: R19         Stock Issuance                                      HTML     37K 
35: R20         Warrants                                            HTML     44K 
36: R21         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     73K 
37: R22         Business Segmentation and Geographical              HTML    100K 
                Distribution                                                     
38: R23         Other Expense                                       HTML     29K 
39: R24         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     77K 
40: R25         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     28K 
41: R26         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    127K 
42: R27         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     40K 
43: R28         Loss Per Share Applicable to Common Stockholders    HTML     37K 
                (Tables)                                                         
44: R29         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     38K 
45: R30         Leasehold Improvements and Equipment (Tables)       HTML     38K 
46: R31         Capitalized Lease Obligations (Tables)              HTML     31K 
47: R32         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     54K 
48: R33         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     38K 
49: R34         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     78K 
50: R35         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    128K 
51: R36         Stock Issuance (Tables)                             HTML     31K 
52: R37         Warrants (Tables)                                   HTML     47K 
53: R38         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     38K 
54: R39         Business Segmentation and Geographical              HTML     97K 
                Distribution (Tables)                                            
55: R40         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     77K 
                (Tables)                                                         
56: R41         Nature of Business and Liquidity (Details           HTML     38K 
                Narrative)                                                       
57: R42         Significant Accounting Policies (Details)           HTML     32K 
58: R43         Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1)         HTML     32K 
59: R44         Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2)         HTML     43K 
60: R45         Significant Accounting Policies (Details            HTML     30K 
                Narrative)                                                       
61: R46         Loss Per Share Applicable to Common Stockholders    HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R47         Loss Per Share Applicable to Common Stockholders    HTML     29K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
63: R48         Intangible Assets (Details)                         HTML     37K 
64: R49         Intangible Assets (Details 1)                       HTML     42K 
65: R50         Intangible Assets (Details Narrative)               HTML     29K 
66: R51         Leasehold Improvements and Equipment (Details)      HTML     46K 
67: R52         Leasehold Improvements and Equipment (Details       HTML     34K 
                Narrative)                                                       
68: R53         Capitalized Lease Obligations (Details)             HTML     45K 
69: R54         Capitalized Lease Obligations (Details Narrative)   HTML     28K 
70: R55         Line of Credit (Details Narrative)                  HTML     30K 
71: R56         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     43K 
72: R57         Income Taxes (Details 1)                            HTML     55K 
73: R58         Income Taxes (Details 2)                            HTML     67K 
74: R59         Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                    HTML     38K 
75: R60         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     62K 
76: R61         Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)      HTML     50K 
77: R62         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     66K 
78: R63         Discontinued Operations (Details 1)                 HTML     48K 
79: R64         Discontinued Operations (Details 2)                 HTML     46K 
80: R65         Discontinued Operations (Details 3)                 HTML     35K 
81: R66         Share-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     44K 
82: R67         Share-Based Compensation (Details 1)                HTML     83K 
83: R68         Share-Based Compensation (Details 2)                HTML     63K 
84: R69         Share-Based Compensation (Details 3)                HTML     66K 
85: R70         Share-Based Compensation (Details 4)                HTML     52K 
86: R71         Share-Based Compensation (Details 5)                HTML     77K 
87: R72         Share-Based Compensation (Details 6)                HTML     52K 
88: R73         Share-Based Compensation (Details Narrative)        HTML     45K 
89: R74         Stock Issuance (Details)                            HTML     39K 
90: R75         Warrants (Details)                                  HTML     55K 
91: R76         Warrants (Details 1)                                HTML     36K 
92: R77         Warrants (Details Narrative)                        HTML     27K 
93: R78         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     44K 
94: R79         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 1)           HTML     31K 
95: R80         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)           HTML     38K 
96: R81         Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)   HTML     46K 
97: R82         Business Segmentation and Geographical              HTML     89K 
                Distribution (Details)                                           
98: R83         Business Segmentation and Geographical              HTML     54K 
                Distribution (Details 2)                                         
99: R84         Business Segmentation and Geographical              HTML     32K 
                Distribution (Details Narrative)                                 
100: R85         Other Expense (Details Narrative)                   HTML     30K  
101: R86         Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)         HTML     74K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    187K  
102: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    106K  
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11: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- cdxc-20171230                         XSD    264K 
104: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001654954-18-002621-xbrl      Zip    173K

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