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| MN
Propolis – Headquarter (12.400 m2) |
CETAL
S/A - Food Analysis Technological Center |
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| MNH Farm- Apiculture Reaserch Center |
MN
PROPOLIS APIARY I (Paraibuna) |
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| MN
Group is constituted by MN Propolis Factory, MN Apiculture Research
Center (Paraibuna and Juiz de Fora) and Cetal S/A (Food Analysis Technological
Center) |
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| Organic Apiary |
Beehives
are carefully handled |
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Propolis
and Honey Collect Process |
Apiary
Maintenance |
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MNH
Apiculture Center and apiaries are located in Paraibuna/São Paulo
State (Center I - 1,830 acres) and Juiz de Fora/Minas Gerais State (Center
II - 870 acres). The collect process is made by specialized professionals. |
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| Raw Propolis |
Selection |
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| Raw
Propolis Manual Selection |
Storage
room (freezer) |
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| Maceration |
Filtering |
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| Extract/Spray
- Bottling process |
Labeling |
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| Dryer |
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Mixture |
Tablet
Press |
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For
the tablet process, components are mixtured. The next step is the drying
process in which the moisture is extracted from the component. After
that, the component is mixtured again and then pressed. |
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| Storage
(Raw Material) |
Homogenization |
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| Filtering |
Decantation |
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| The first picture shows the storage of Honey-Raw Material. The homogenization tanks are used to homogenize the raw material (Honey). Then, Honey is filtered and storage at the Decantation Tanks. After the Homogenization process, the Honey are storage different kind of packages: bulk (286kg), bottle (50g and 190g) and plastic bottles (230g). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agaricus
Plantion |
Selection
of Dried Agaricus - Type A (Export) |
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| Boiler |
Concentrator |
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| Agaricus is a unique mushroom, originally from São Paulo/Brazil. The demand for the agaricus blazei products have been incrising in the last decade due to its therapeutic properties which had been discovered by Japanese Researches. The pictures above show the export packaging process of dried agaricus blazei and the extract agaricus process. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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