Production Steps
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01 | Seedling Nursery
Triunfo do Brasil LTDA possess its own Yerba Mate nursery to ensure the identity and quality of seedling and seeds, which must comply with its own quality standards of production.
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02 | Harvest
Triunfo’s areas are harvested every 2 years, which allow better plant development, the preservation of flora and fauna, and the regeneration and balance of nature.
The pruning of the mate trees is done with electrical scissors, providing security and greater comfort to our employees. After pruning, the branches of mate are transported to the industrial facilities, and then to the processing plant. -
03 | Sapecador (Saw-pa-caw-door)
A conveyor belt that carries the mate to the hopper which allow the leaves to roll through the heat under a controlled temperature, which initiates the pre-dehydration process. After this step the leaves go directly to the dryer.
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04 | Drying and Cancheamento
Drying: Through a mechanical process, the leaves are sent to two different types of dryers: a rotating metal cylinder that dries the leaves in a circular movement, and the product is used to supply the national market. The conveyor dryer dries in horizontal tracks without the presence of smoke at a set temperature, making the final product ideal for the international market.
Cancheamento (i.e. crunch or crush): To facilitate packaging and storage, the milled Yerba Mate is already separated from the unsuitable branches and leaves that won’t be used.
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05 | Storage
The way we package and store the yerba mate already cancheada is essential to obtain a high quality product. Our warehouses are well ventilated, moisture-free, and promote a better product development without losing its original characteristics.
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06 | Milling and Packaging
Our industrial plant has high-tech equipment for all milling processes, which maintains the Yerba Mate properties, resulting in a product that has excellent characteristics, and is suitable to the consumer market.