Yuhan Corporation announced on the 30th that it has officially launched DangQ-Lac in the Mexican market under the local product name “Glucobiotic.”

Mexico is considered a major health functional food market in Central and South America. According to 2024 data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the diabetes prevalence rate among Mexican adults aged 20–79 is approximately 16.4%, which is high by global standards.

In 2024, Yuhan Corporation signed a DangQ-Lac supply contract worth about KRW 13.0 billion over five years with a local partner in Mexico and completed the product registration process last year.

The two companies plan to expand product sales across various distribution channels, both online and offline, based on local clinical data and marketing strategies.

DangQ-Lac is an individually recognized health functional food whose main ingredient is the “Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HAC01” strain, which Yuhan Corporation researched over approximately 10 years.

The HAC01 strain was the first in Korea to receive recognition from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its functionality in reducing postprandial blood glucose. In human application tests, statistically significant reductions were observed in glycated hemoglobin and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose levels after eight weeks of intake.

Since its domestic launch in April 2023, DangQ-Lac has recorded cumulative sales of KRW 60.0 billion over three years. It has received several awards, starting with the Patent Technology Award in 2023, followed by the NutraIngredients-Asia Ingredient of the Year Award in 2024 and the IR52 Jang Young-Shil Award in 2025.

A Yuhan Corporation official said, “Among Latin American countries, Mexico has a high diabetes prevalence rate and a particularly notable growth trend in the health functional food market,” adding, “Based on DangQ-Lac’s blood glucose management functionality, we plan to expand contact points with local consumers and broaden our business across the Latin American market as a whole.”

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