A tea bag of ECOTEAS Yerba Mate contains approximately25 mg of caffeine. This puts our yerba mate tea bags on par with green tea.
But keep in mind that caffeine content will vary depending on preparation method.
If you use a tablespoon of our loose yerba mate in a French press, you'll get around 50-60 mg of caffeine.
And if you pack a gourd with 50 grams of loose yerba mate and sip it through a bombilla, you can easily reach caffeination levels as strong as espresso.
Yerba mate dried with wood smoke has a strong taste that many people associate with
the herb. Some people love this smoky taste, but many others do not.
Yerba Mate can be a helpful tool in your weight loss regimen. Yerba mate naturally raises metabolism, reduces appetite, provides abundant natural energy, and aids elimination.
Pure Leaf Yerba Mate is great for coffee makers and French presses. Leaf/Stem Yerba Mate is great for mate gourds and tereré.
People often ask us, "Is organic yerba mate really that much better for you? I can pop into a Latin grocery store and get a bag of conventional yerba mate for way less than what your organic yerba mate costs."
The heart of yerba mate culture is the ritual of sharing a gourd with friends and family. The details of the ceremony can seem complex at first. But it's easy if you take it slow...
Yerba mate’s natural range includes an oval-shaped area that overlaps the northern tip of Argentina, southwestern Brazil, and southeastern Paraguay.
At every stage of the journey, we take great care to ensure we deliver the highest quality, cleanest, most potent yerba mate you will find at any price.
With supplies running short, we scraped up enough money to buy a plane ticket for Stefan Schachter, our company founder, to fly down to South America and tour the yerba mate region in search of an organic grower.
