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.

Good mate and generous size bag should last a while.

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

Best tasting Yerba matcha tea!

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!!

It’s my first time drinking Matte, great taste no like the regular green tea which makes me feel nauseous.

I drink this cold through my cold brew pitcher. I put in 5 large spoon fulls and leave in water overnight.It tastes great with some lemon! I love it. I am on my third day of drinking this in the morning arpund 730/8am and just keep refilling with water and ice until throughout the day.I have a cup of coffee around 1030am when I am in the office since it's my routine.Whether this helps my pre diabetes or not, I enjoy having it. I think its also good that I don't have coffee as soon as I get up any longer.I will definitely keep buying and we will see what happens :)

This might just be my new go to Yerba Mate! I was using the one in the Yellow bag forever... another organic brand... Then some one turned me onto this product! Thank You! I believe it might even be a little less expensive than the Guayaki brand that I was buying... Although I have tried most brands on the market... I drink this every morning (2 tsp in a tea strainer, pour hot water over, wait 7 minutes and pull the strainer out and enjoy) I often add honey to my cup of Yerba mate. Always buy organic herbs and spices to avoid the fumigation and irradiation that is being used on ALL conventional spices, herbs and teas imported! Download the Healthy Pantry App by NxtNutrio to learn more about the products that you are adding to your grocery cart... ;D simply scan the barcode and choose for better health!