All of our teas are now labelled with a freshness date; posted in the yerba description. Almost all of the tea
we sell comes stamped from the source with a freshness date--either an envasado (packaged) or
vencemiento (due) date. Yerba mate aficionados feel that, depending upon how it is stored, yerba mate is best when
within two years of being packaged. Of course nothing bad will happen to you when you drink old tea, and
some people say it is fine two years even beyond the due date... however we feel that freshness and flavor
is paramount in enjoying a good mate! The Yerba Mate Tea Gourd never sells expired tea and now you can
be even more assured of our dedication to flavor!
All teas will be labelled as soon as possible after stocking
YERBA PROPERTIES
100 grams of Cruz de Malta brand yerba contains approximately:
Calories
28.80
Kcal
Protein
3.10 g
Glucose
3.30 g
Lipids
0 g
Dietary fiber
0 g
Vitamin B1
.55 g
Vitamin B2
.90 g
Vitamin PP
3.15 g
Potassium
302.00 g
Copper
30 g
Magnesium
90.00 mg
Manganese
36.50 mg
Source: "Cruz De Malta", Empresa Mate L. Mendes
100 grams of Playadito brand yerba contains approximately:
Calories
94
Kcal
Carbohydrate
7.9 g
Protein
1.82g
Sugars
6.8g
Dietary fiber
1.44 g
Sodium
9.4 mg
Iron
3.4 mg
Magnesium
72.00 mg
Vitamin B6
.90 mg
Vitamin C
6.4 mg
Thiamine
1 mg
Caffeine
.6 mg
Source: "Playadito", Cooperativa Liebig
Caffeine content:
The tea contains roughly 1% available caffeine (mateine) in the dry, ground tea--when
extracted with warm to hot water; the available percentage rises from 2 to 5%
when extracted with boiling water: which we, of course, do not recommend [see "Serving Mate".]
Source: Erowid
For more information, plant descriptions, photos of the yerba mate plant, herbal
studies, psychoactive components of yerba mate and their descriptions, as well
as other general infomation, please visit our Yerba Mate Information links page.
COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Results obtained using 100g of product and 1000ml of 70-degree Celsius water. [This information comes from the companies themselves and is not independent research of the "Yerba Mate Tea Gourd".]
