Our story

Nôgel was founded in 2017 after an innovation project in co-operation with Estonian University of Life Sciences, when two Estonian woman – Laura and Birgit – had trouble increasing their body iron levels and not many high-quality and efficient iron supplements were available on the market. This is how the idea of creating an iron food supplement developed in Estonia was born, where in addition to high bioavailability iron bisglycinate only four natural ingredients would be used.

It is very important to us that all ingredients are pure and natural, so we decided firmly to use only ingredients harvested without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. It also made sense to pack the supplement that we put so much effort into environmentally friendly packages. Charity is important to us and therefore, for every product sold we donate 5 cents to local children´s charity in Estonia (Lastefond)!

Did you know that …

nettle in dialectic Estonian is called ’nogulane’? This is where the name Nôgel comes from.

NOVEMBER 2018-

Product development continues

OCTOBER 2018

Nôgel’s iron food supplement enters the market

AUTUMN 2017-SUMMER 2018

Active product development of iron food supplement

SPRING-WINTER 2017

Enterprise Estonia’s Innovation Project “Research on nettle bioactive substances“ in co-operation with the Estonian University of Life Sciences

SPRING 2017

Nôgel was founded

WHO ARE WE?

LAURA

The first time I started using iron food supplements was when my blood test showed low ferritin levels. As there were a lot of different iron food supplements on the market, I first decided to find out which iron form was recommended and why. Thanks to the fact that we were already conducting a research project on nettle, the idea to develop a high-quality iron food supplement in co-operation with experts in the field of food supplements was born. It all started with one iron supplement.

My experience with Nôgel

During pregnancy I supplemented with our first Iron 20 mg supplement – hemoglobin and ferritin levels remained good during and after pregnancy. With second pregnancy I already used Superrauda. Now you can find D3-drops and D3-drops for babies from my shelf.

Education

I have a masters degree in economics from Hanken School of Economics from Finland. In addition to economics´ studies, I have enlarged my knowledge in nutrition science – metabolism of vitamins and minerals is just a small part of the world of (bio)chemistry, biology and physiology. I also study in open university in the Institute of Biomedicine in the University of Eastern Finland.

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BIRGIT

The first time I had to use iron food supplements was in my teens, when I was prescribed strong iron pills. During the whole treatment period, I had a lot stomach problems, at the time I ignored it because I thought that it was a normal side effect. Years later, when I was faced with the same problem again, I did some homework. In 2017, me and Laura had an idea – to develop an iron food supplement with an ingredients list simple. An exciting product development phase and testing began. If you’re faced with the same problem as I was at that time, try Nôgel.

My experience with Nôgel

During pregnancy I used Iron 30 mg – blood test and iron stores were good and I felt great during whole pregnancy. Now I use D3-drops – and for baby of course D3-drops for babies.

Education

I have graduated from Tallinn Health Care College and studied health promotion, which focuses on factors that influence people´s everyday behavior and their influencing.

PRODUCTS I USE