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Mint Yerba Mate
$11.00 – $21.00
Our mint mate is made with the finest and freshest peppermint.
The combination of the peppermint and the mate works well together. Our favorite way to brew this blend is with a tea press or by tradition with gourd.
Yerba mate is an herb prepared from the leaves of a South America evergreen shrub, a relative of the common holly. The leaves are oval and about 6 inches long. Flowers of the plant are small and white. The fruit appears in small clusters of tiny red berries growing close to the stems of the plant. Like guarana and yopo, mate is rich in caffeine and was used as a caffeine beverage source by the native population of Latin America centuries before the European settlers arrived to establish coffee plantations.
Yerba Matte is called “The drink of the gods” by many of the indigenous people of South America who have brewed it for centuries. It was however, a people who believed in a different God that are responsible for the first commercial Yerba Matte plantations – Jesuit missionaries. Upon arriving in the new world, the Jesuits quickly adopted the native practice of drinking Yerba Matte as a tea. At the time, Yerba Matte leaves were only being harvested from wild stands of trees. Owing to its widespread popularity, the Jesuits realized the large economic potential of the plant and founded the first Yerba Matte plantations during the mid 1600’s.
| Ingredients | Mate, Peppermint |
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Preparation
Hot tea brewing Method: Use 1 teaspoon per one cup of boiling water. Pour boiling water into pot and let it steep for 5-7 minutes. Pour into your cup and savour a South American tradition.
Traditional tea brewing Method: The tea is prepared from the dried leaves, using one teaspoon of dried leaves per cup of boiling water. The aroma and flavor are of vegetative green leaves (there is also a toasted mate – which tastes quite toasty and is an acquired taste).The traditional native procedure involves making a cold water infusion in a small bowl and inserting a hollow tube or straw into the bowl, through which the tea is sipped. Some of the tubes are made of silver with a perforated strainer at the bottom to prevent the mate leaf particles from being sucked up through the tube. The bowl, called a cuya, and the tube, the bombilla are used in ceremonies at which participants take turns sipping mate through the silver straw.
Did you know?
Mate leaves are processed somewhat like tealeaves. The tips of the branches are cut just before the leaves reach full growth and the leaves are steamed and dried (in fired mate the leaves are dried over fires) The dried leaves are sifted and allowed to age in order to enhance the flavor of the mate. The caffeine content of mate is comparable to that of mild arabica coffee.
Yerba mate tea-based beverages containe the largest antioxidant and polyphenol content among tea-based and non-tea-based drinks in a recent study published in the Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. This contributes to the functionality of the beverage, which has been shown to include anti-inflammatory and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering properties that help aid in the prevention of diabetes and heart disease.
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana reviewed the U.S. energy drink market with emphasis on its market size, target demographic, active ingredients, potential benefits, safety and regulations. Several mainstream energy drinks, 16 non-tea-based and 15 tea-based, including yerba mate, were analyzed for their antioxidant content using the ORAC assay, and the total polyphenol concentration was measured in the same energy drinks with the Folin-Ciocalteu method.
They found tea-based energy drinks had much higher antioxidant capacities and polyphenol concentrations than non tea-based energy drinks. Yerba mate drinks contained up to 100-fold higher amounts of antioxidants and polyphenols compared to the mainstream non-tea-based drinks. Polyphenols contain antioxidant properties and have been found to aid in the prevention of several degenerative diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Shipping
At Tea Sante, our goal is to have you enjoy our quality loose leaf teas as soon as possible. That’s why we attempt to ship your order the same day it was received. Tracking numbers are provided for all orders within Canada so you know exactly where your order is at all times. We use expedient shipping; orders are packed and shipped usually within 24 hours (1-2 business days). We currently do not ship outside of North America. To view our return policy, click here.
Free shipping in Canada on orders over $80.
Free shipping in the United States on orders over $80
| Canada | Estimated Delivery Time |
| Ontario | 1-3 business days |
| Quebec | 1-3 business days |
| Nova Scotia | 3-5 business days |
| New Brunswick | 3-5 business days |
| Prince Edward Island | 3-5 business days |
| Newfoundland | 3-5 business days |
| British Columbia | 5-8 business days |
| Saskatchewan | 5-8 business days |
| Manitoba | 5-8 business days |
| Alberta | 5-8 business days |
| Yukon | 6-8 business days |
| North West Territories | 6-8 business days |
| USA | 5-9 business days |
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À thé Santé, notre but est de vous faire profiter de nos thés en feuilles de qualité dès que possible. C’est pourquoi nous nous efforçons d’expédier votre commande le jour même où elle a été reçue. Des codes de suivi sont prévus pour toutes les commandes au Canada afin que vous sachiez exactement où votre commande se trouve en tout temps. Nous effectuons des livraisons rapides : les commandes sont emballées et livrées habituellement dans les 24 heures (1-2 jours ouvrables). Actuellement, nous n’effectuons pas de livraisons à l’extérieur de l’Amérique du Nord. Pour consulter notre politique de retour, cliquez ici.
Livraison gratuite au Canada sur les commandes de plus de 60$.
Livraison gratuite aux États-Unis sur les commandes de plus de 80$
| Canada | Délai de livraison prévu |
| Ontario | 1-3 jours ouvrables |
| Quebec | 1-3 jours ouvrables |
| Nova Scotia | 3-5 jours ouvrables |
| New Brunswick | 3-5 jours ouvrables |
| Prince Edward Island | 3-5 jours ouvrables |
| Newfoundland | 3-5 jours ouvrables |
| British Columbia | 5-8 jours ouvrables |
| Saskatchewan | 5-8 jours ouvrables |
| Manitoba | 5-8 jours ouvrables |
| Alberta | 5-8 jours ouvrables |
| Yukon | 6-8 jours ouvrables |
| North West Territories | 6-8 jours ouvrables |
| États-Unis | 5-9 jours ouvrables |
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