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

Big loose green tea drinker. Read about Yerba Mate and this is a good organic supplier. The tea had a very soothing slighty spaced out effect to my senses (and no I do not smoke or take any kinda of contraband). So just bear this in mind if you are a first time drinker. Excellent with dried mint and honey. Slightly grassy green tea taste.

Everything Ok!

I know that mate is meant to have a number of health benefits, but only if you can drink it of course. I made it the traditional way in a gourd, sucking through a "bombilla". However, the taste was horrible, like grass (ie from the lawn, nothing stronger but still undrinkable to my mind. Best to try one of the tea bag type preparations first I would say, before going for the full mate kit.

This product was great quality, and arrived earlier than expected. There are also so many servings per bag

Just a green tea ! No effect for weight loss !!

i somehow feel less hungry

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.

This brand was recommended and I have been enjoying it. I weaned myself off coffee as I was having gastric issues and some heart beat irregularities. Now I do decaf coffee on most days but if I need an energy boost, I drink the Yerba Mate but without any ill effects. The energy from this is also not as intense as coffee but is still effective and without jitters.