OUR STORY

Nôgel was founded in 2017 after an innovation project in co-operation with Estonian University of Life Sciences, when two Estonian girls – 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 our first iron supplement came from!

In 2026 we are the leading iron company specialized in iron bisglycinate supplements and iron fortified organic (baby) food in Estonia and very likely, in the whole Europe!

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 and natural ingredients in our supplement range. Charity is important to us and therefore, for every product sold we donate to local children´s charities since the very foundation of our company.

Did you know that …

nettle in dialectic Estonian is called ’nogulane’? This is where the name Nôgel comes from. The first Innovation project in cooperation with Estonian universities was about developing nettle extract from our local wild organic nettle – now we are using the nettle extract in our natural cosmetics line.

WHO ARE WE?

LAURA

The first time I encountered iron problems was when my blood test showed a low ferritin level – nothing rare among women in fertile age! Due to so many iron supplements being available, I first decided to find out which iron form was recommended and why. Thanks to an on-going Innovation project about nettle in co-operation with Enterprise Estonia and Estonian University of Life Sciences, the idea to develop a high-quality iron food supplement in co-operation with field experts was born. It all started with one iron supplement and a project about nettle that was initially targeted for our cosmetics line. My enthusiasm grew more and more and back then I decided to start studying nutritional sciences and biomedicine after completing my degree in economics. This is a decision I will never regret.

Education

I hold masters degree in economics with specialization in quantitative finance. Since 2018 I have actively been studying nutrition science and biomedicine in the Open University of Eastern Finland.

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.

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.

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