Nutra-it Inc. is a specialized R&D company dedicated to advancing functional foods and nutraceuticals through technological innovation and a commitment to ethical values.

About
Nutra-it Inc.

The name ‘Nutra-it’ reflects our mission to ‘provide nutrition’. Dedicated to enhancing consumer health, we focus our research and development on nutraceuticals and functional alternative foods.

Nutra-it leverages its experience and expertise in obtaining product-specific health functional food certifications, alongside its outstanding R&D capabilities, to establish itself as a leading venture company in Korea's functional food industry. Our ultimate goal is to secure a competitive edge in the global functional food market and develop world-class functional food solutions.

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Team
조승목
Suengmok Cho, PhD

Founder & CEO
(Professor, Pukyong National University)

김성희
Seonghui Kim, PhD

Research Director
R&D Center

최윤진
Yunjin Choi

Principal Investigator
R&D Center

History
2025

  • 01

    Signed an exclusive distribution agreement for BENESOMNOTM  with a domestic distributor (Green Store Co. Ltd.)

  • 02

    Signed an exclusive distribution agreement for BENESOMNOTM  with a foreign distributor (CK Ingredients, North America)

  • 03

    Signed an exclusive distribution agreement for BENESOMNOTM  with a foreign distributor (Green Store Co. Ltd., China)

  • 04

    Relocated the Corporate R&D Center to Seoul

2024

  • 01

    Established Nutra-it's Corporate R&D Center

  • 11

    Selected for TIPS Overseas Marketing Support Project

2023

  • 04

    Achieved cumulative sales of 280,000 USD

  • 04

    Applied for U.S. patent for sleep ingredient (BENESOMNOTM(Patent No. 18033699)

  • 05

    Secured seed funding (500 million KRW, Magna Investment)

  • 08

    Registered domestic patent for sleep ingredient (BENESOMNOTM) (Patent No. 10-2569228)

  • 10

    Applied for Chinese patent for sleep ingredient (BENESOMNOTM) (Patent No. 202280020678.9)

2022

  • 04

    Secured funding (100 million KRW, Chungbuk Center for Creative Economy and Innovation)

  • 07

    Secured funding (100 million KRW, private investment)

  • 07

    Selected for TIPS (Project: Development of Sleep Ingredients)

  • 09

    Certified as a Venture Business

  • 12

    Filed international PCT patent for sleep ingredient (BENESOMNOTM) (PCT/KR2022/020972)

2021

  • 02

    Established Nutra-it Inc.

  • 05

    Selected for K-Startup Support Project

  • 12

    Filed domestic patent for sleep ingredient (BENESOMNOTM) (Patent No. 10-2021-0184063)