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Mannatech, Incorporated, is a multinational multi-level marketing firm engaged in research, development, and distribution of "glyconutrients," the company's name for blends of plant-sourced saccharides. Mannatech was founded in November 1993 by Samuel L. Caster and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Mannatech, Inc. )〕 It operates in 24 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, countries in Asia, Africa, and within the EU. The company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol MTEX. Mannatech employs 310 people and sells its products through approximately 229,000 active independent sales associates.〔 In 2006, ''Forbes'' magazine named Mannatech the No. 5 company on its annual list of the "200 Best Small Companies" and in 2007 Mannatech was ranked 12th in ''BusinessWeek'' magazine's 2007 list of America's "Top 100 Hot Growth Small Companies." The scientific validity of Mannatech's key product Ambratose has been called into question by several researchers,〔〔〔〔〔 and the company was the focus of a 2005 class action lawsuit (settled in 2008) for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act, and a 2007 investigation (settled in 2009) by the Texas attorney general for alleged violations of that state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act. ==Products== As of July 2011, the company offered 22 nutritional supplement products, two topical products, five skin care products, and four weight management/physical fitness products. Mannatech is most widely known for Ambrotose, its "glyconutritional" dietary supplement, which is a patented blend of plant-sourced saccharides used in its line of Ambrotose products. Glyconutritionals were formulated to support cellular communication by positively impacting human glycoforms, a claim that has generated controversy among some members of the scientific community.〔 In an SEC filing, the company stated that its products "are formulated with predominately naturally-occurring, plant-derived, carbohydrate-based ingredients that are designed to use nutrients working through normal physiology to help achieve and maintain optimal health and wellness, rather than developing synthetic, carbohydrate-based products, as other companies are doing." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mannatech」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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