However, these potential carcinogenic compounds originated from the commercial drying process of the mate leaves, which involves smoke from the burning of wood, much like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in wood-smoked meat.
No entanto, estes compostos potencialmente cancerígenos resultam do processo de secagem comercial das folhas de mate que envolve o fumo da queima de madeira, muito semelhante aos PAH presentes na carne fumada com madeira.