We offer a curated selection of nutrient-dense botanical food ingredients from South America
Working with our business partners to transparently source ingredients. Additionally, we aim to develop new products, mitigate supply chain risks, and nourish sustainable business growth.
Who we can help then
CPG Companies
We work with you to find the perfect fit of ingredients, applications, and functional claims. Moreover, we aim to keep up with market trends. Furthermore, we love to interact with Product Development teams, providing technical support throughout the ideation, prototyping, and industrial production phases.
Distributors
We offer you ingredients that are increasingly demanded and meet all food safety and quality standards. Additionally, you will profit from our network of reliable manufacturing partners to mitigate any risk to the supply chain. Consequently, ensuring seamless access to high-quality ingredients for your products.
Contract Manufacturers
You will benefit from our local inventory and direct-from-manufacturer prices. Furthermore, this allows your team to focus on core manufacturing activities. Additionally, we are happy to provide tailor-made solutions for your new projects, ensuring optimal alignment with your goals and requirements.
What we offer
Fruit Powders
Other Products
Botanicals and Extracts
Other Products
Want to learn more? So get in touch!
What we do
We offer a curated selection of nutrient-dense botanical food ingredients from South America
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION
We structure reliable, fair-traded supply chains of botanical ingredients. Our partners are top-of-class players with an uncompromised commitment to quality, safety, and transparency.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
We work together with our customers to develop new ingredients according to their technical requirements. Additionally, we help them formulate their new CPG products, ensuring that they meet market demands and consumer preferences.
Success Cases
Our major commitment is to provide our customers with the best possible ingredients sourcing experience. Moreover, our highest goal and reward are to build long-lasting business relationships. As a result, here are some stories of which we are proud.
Building a New Supply Chain
We supported a CPG company at risk of a supply shortage of a freeze-dried fruit snack. Specifically, we helped them develop a new supply chain in Brazil. Working closely with our Brazilian manufacturing partner, Liotécnica Tecnologia em Alimentos, we covered all aspects of the project. This included identifying growers, obtaining raw material organic certification, overseeing processing, and ensuring final approval of the product and documentation by our customer’s Quality Control team
Developing a New Product
We collaborated with a local Distributor to enhance one of its top-selling products. Through close collaboration with Liotécnica in Brazil, we not only developed the new and improved ingredient but also established a multi-ton business. This venture now boasts an integrated and resilient supply chain, ensuring consistent quality and availability of the product.
Upcycling food side streams
We collaborated with an organic, gourmet coffee grower in Brazil to introduce the finest coffee fruit (also known as Cascara) to the market. Our coffee fruit stands out due to its exceptional quality, stemming from organic farming practices and meticulous harvesting techniques used in the production of gourmet coffee. Additionally, we implemented a final steam sterilization step, ensuring a flavorful ingredient with the best microbiology profile available in the market.
Who we are
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Verum Ingredients was founded in 2016 with the strongest commitment to deliver true, premium food ingredients to demanding clients and support the development of great, health-promoting products.
We operate out of our offices in San Diego – CA and have an R&D Unit in the Botucatu Technology Park, located in São Paulo (Brazil).
News & Articles
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Guayusa is a plant native to the Ecuadorian Amazon, renowned for its energizing and antioxidant properties. This superfood, widely used...
Freeze-drying is widely recognized in the industry as a method for preserving a wide range of formulations. It is a...
Verum Ingredients received a new grant from the Small Business Innovation Research Program (Programa PIPE) by Fapesp (Research Funding Agency...
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New editorial from our research group. Over the last decade, several preclinical and clinical studies correlating Inflammatory Bowel Disease and...
Bioprospecting is a valuable tool to drive the development of functional foods capable of offering specific health benefits. Nutrition is...
Ultra-processed foods, a classification proposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, refers to several types of...
Organic foods are increasingly popular in the food industry. Acknowledged not only for their superior nutritional quality, but also for...
Coffee is one of the most enjoyed and consumed beverages worldwide due to its flavor and stimulating effects. Additionally, it...
Superfood is the name for the category of food ingredients that are exceptionally rich in nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals,...
Within the vast biomes that make up the Brazilian landscape lies an immense wealth of biodiversity. This unique diversity is...
We are proud to have in our portfolio one of South America's caffeinated botanical treasures: Yerba Mate. Sourced rigorously from...
Guarana is a fruit native to the Amazon region and has been part of indigenous culture and traditional medicine for...
The first 5-year journey: important milestone for building a true business with all partners.
The new, larger grant will allow the launch of our product to the market.
We joined the event to discuss the end of food waste and business opportunities.
New partnership agreement includes flagship Peruvian fruits and botanical powders.
US wholesale distribution operations compliance with NOP certified by CCOF.
Beyond caffeine, the yerba mate extract is very rich in antioxidants.
Traceable supply chains, sustainably harvested, fair traded, and organic-certified (USDA NOP).
Strengthening our commitment to sustainable food supply chains.
Discover the benefits and possibilities of this natural beverage, and the features of our product in this quick guide.
UFA is a nonprofit focused on reducing food waste by growing the upcycled food economy.
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The online training was key to shape our business model for the development of prebiotic products that match client expectation.
Several products of our portfolio will now be organic labeled in accordance with the USDA - NOP.
Compliance with Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) is confirmed.
Company will strengthen its R&D programs with prebiotic ingredients.
The biotics: pre, pro, syn and post
Yerba Mate: Elevating Your Product Offerings with South American Health Benefits
Guayusa: The Antioxidant Secret That Will Transform Your Health
Do you know the difference between Freeze-drying and Spray-drying? And how those differences impact your choice of ingredient for a food formulation?
Verum Ingredients Receives New Funding from Fapesp's PIPE Program to Boost R&D in Prebiotic Ingredients and Botanical Extracts
From Functional to Prebiotic: A Dietary Journey
MicroRNAs in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What do we Know and What can we Expect?
How bioprospecting drives the creation of functional foods
Ultra-Processed Foods and the Growing Incidence of Noncommunicable Diseases
Organic foods an their benefits to health and environment
The potential of organic coffee products
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