São Paulo, October 2025 – Specializing in ingredients from Latin American biodiversity, Duas Rodas will showcase its MateActive portfolio of standardized yerba mate extracts, highlighting the exclusive green yerba mate extract standardized to 15% chlorogenic acids, during The Food Tech Expo on October 8–9 in Mexico City.
The extracts are made from yerba mate leaves (Ilex paraguariensis), a plant native to South America known for its rich phytochemical composition, with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as metabolic benefits, including positive effects on lipid profile, blood glucose, and weight management.
The MateActive portfolio offers yerba mate versions obtained by aqueous and hydroalcoholic extraction, expanding the versatility of applications such as beverages, supplements, capsules and powders.
“To achieve high performance, our technical team worked in a synergistic and integrated way at all stages of the chain, from the research and selection of raw materials to the extraction and standardization processes in the assets,” says Claudia Costa, General Manager of Innovation and Technology.
In addition to MateActive, the company with 100 years of experience in natural ingredients will present highlights in technologies, such as Vitamin-Ace®, Acerola cherry extracts with standardization in up to 40% Vitamin C, extracts with natural and dehydrated coloring power of fruits and vegetables, as well as solutions from the TasteFull Technologies platform, developed to improve the taste and sensory experience in products with reduced sodium, sugars and fats, a strategic challenge for brands seeking to combine health and pleasure.
Visitors to the booth will have the opportunity to taste applications such as powder for preparing latte drinks, with MateActive, guarana extract, without added sugar; pre-workout drink with natural cranberry and lemon flavor, MateActive, ginger and hibiscus extracts, reduced in sugar; collagen drink aimed at women’s health, berries flavor, with natural flavors, açaí extracts, hibiscus, cranberry and Vitamin-Ace®; and mango, coconut and acerola cherry flavored shot, with natural flavors, Vitamin-Ace® and apple cider vinegar, rich in fiber, supporting gastrointestinal health. With a global presence in 70 countries, the company serves 10 thousand customers with a broad portfolio that includes natural flavors, botanical extracts, and dehydrated vegetables. Founded by German immigrants, it has factories in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico; offices in the U.S., Poland, and China; and an Innovation and Logistics Center in Germany.
About Duas Rodas
Duas Rodas, founded in 1925 in Jaraguá do Sul (SC) by the German couple Hildegard and Rudolph Hufenüssler, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flavors, extracts and ingredients for the food and beverage industry. Leader in several segments in Brazil and Latin America, it is present with its flavors, textures and colors in most of the foods consumed by the Brazilian population. With headquarters in Santa Catarina, it has six factories, three in Brazil and three in other Latin American countries (Mexico, Chile and Colombia), six R&D centers, as well as commercial offices in the United States and China and an Advanced Innovation and Logistics Center in Europe. It employs about 1,700 people and produces more than three thousand items divided into three markets: Flavors (different flavors, botanical extracts, condiments and additives, in addition to integrated solutions), Food Service (where it operates with the Selecta, Specialitá and Mix brands in the manufacture of ingredients for ice cream, chocolates and confectionery) and Animal Feed. The company has a team of more than 200 professionals, including highly specialized engineers and technicians, who develop proprietary solutions. Key technologies used for innovation include artificial intelligence and big data – both as tools to improve efficiency and to monitor consumer behavior.
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