Mate Factor Organic Yerba Mate, Original Fresh Green, 12 Ounce

This is such high quality green mate, (you can find out why on their website), it converted me from chimarrao which I thought could never happen. One thing to note is that mate is not like black or green tea in that it doesn't get bitter or stewed the longer it's in the water. The opposite in fact. Bitterness is more a function of the initial water temperature, I like 160F but you could go even lower. If you're interested in a deeper or richer flavor without going to a gourd, you can try a few things besides using more mate. Easiest is to add a small amount of cold water to the leaves first to open them up. You can also grind the leaves a little finer (gently, by hand is better for avoiding powder than by machine) to get both deeper flavor and more body. Finally, most effective is put the leaves in cold water in a glass jar ahead of the brew time, put this in the fridge if it's the night before, then heat this gently in a waterbath to temperature in the morning. This, along with prior grinding, gives a cup with a more intense and longer taste, and at 160F, 1-2T per 6 ounces of water, a great lingering sweetness to the finish.

EXCELLENT tasting mate. not smoked (thus not carcinogenic) and can taste the real mate.

I retired as the owner of a financial advisory firm after 40 years and did enjoy my 2 big mugs of coffee every morning. Three years later I drink this only overlooking my property every morning, no more coffee, combined w my lifestyle change, I’ve gone from 6’3” 240 pounds to 6’3” 210. And my blood pressure went from 170 to 130 over 80. Not sure how much I can attribute to this tea but I’d say a lot w the great flavor!!

I bought this because I'm trying intermittent fasting, 16 hours fasting, and 8 hours of eating time. I read that yerba maté is an appetite suppressant. When I drink this in the morning, I have zero problem waiting until 12 PM to eat. One morning I tried just my normal herbal tea and I was having a very tough time, then I drank some yerba maté, and I was immediately comfortable with no problem holding out till later. Also, it is very energizing, I advise being careful how much of it you drink because you can get pretty wired. Most natural remedies have very subtle effects, so I am quite surprised that this works so well. Also, this particular product seems very fresh, and the green version of yerba maté seems much healthier. Anyway, thumbs up.

Best tasting Yerba matcha tea!

Lovely, mild Yerba Mate ... this one is my second favorite, the chai is my favorite but for the price difference I have to alternate...the price makes this one a true favorite. :)I most like that it does not keep brewing or get bitter when leaving the bag in travel container!!!!!! (5 stars on that!)

Good mate and generous size bag should last a while.

It smells like old smelly grass in the bag as loose leaf tea (before being brewed), but the tea tastes a lot better. Yerba Mate is supposedly a lot healthier than coffee and releases caffeine more slowly over time (based on what I heard). I never had yerba mate before and I ordered this one and a dark roast one to try. I like this one a lot better than the dark roast one. The dark roast is too bitter for my taste and I'm guessing the green version is probably healthier because white tea is healthier than green tea and it's probably fresher than darker tea that could be roasted to make it darker. That's just a guess, though. I haven't looked up any actual research on that and I'd recommend you do if you really want to know.