Yerba Mate Nutrition
Yerba Mate is often touted as "the nutritious stimulant." Below is a chart that shows the nutritional value of a mug of yerba mate tea.
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Serving Size: 3g of yerba in 8oz of water |
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Calories |
0 |
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Niacin |
15% |
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Riboflavin |
6% |
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Zinc |
8% |
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Iron |
15% |
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Magnesium |
4% |
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Potassium |
19% |
Note: A typical mate gourd contains 50g of yerba. If you are drinking a gourd all by yourself (which we can't really recommend, though we do it ourselves sometimes), multiply the above numbers by 17.