Yerba maté is a energy tea!
Made from leaves and stems of a tree native to the subtropical forests in South America. Using the stems gives a milder flavour.
Yerba maté is widely drank in South America, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. In Argentina, it is a region of great natural beauty where the humid climate and soil type has created the ideal conditions for the cultivation of yerba maté.
In the Guarani language Caa means Yerba, but it also means plant and forest. For the Guarani people, the Yerba Maté tree is the main tree. It is considered a gift from the gods. Drinking the sap from the leaves was to them like drinking the forest itself.
In Argentina, yerba maté is a common drink, an infusion that, when drunk with hot water is called maté and when consumed with cold water is called tereré. Yerba maté is sipped through a bombilla, a traditional filtered straw, allowing to brew a strong brew and re-fill your cup.
The consumption of maté produces a beneficial effect, awakening the mind and energizing the body.
Benefits:
Rich in Antioxidants and Nutrients.
Can Boost Energy and Improve Mental Focus.
Enhance Physical Performance.
Help protect against Infections.
Aid in helping You Lose Weight.
Boost Your Immune System.
Lowers Blood Sugar Levels.
Properties of yerba Maté
Yerba mate contains vitamins, minerals, amino acids and antioxidants such as flavonoids. These antioxidants combat the oxidative action of free radicals, which attack the body’s cells, and are responsible for the production of many diseases and early aging.
For example, if you were to drink 50 grams of mate two times per day, you would significantly increase your intake of vitamin (B1) and (B6).
Yerba maté is a natural energy source.
The complexity of substances in yerba maté results in an all-natural energized and anti-fatigued state. This is due to the concentration of xanthic bases within yerba maté, something which has been found to be very useful in weight loss treatments to reduce appetite. Yerba maté also has a laxative, diuretic and general stimulant effect on the central nervous system, particularly in the cerebral cortex, stimulating mental functions and improving the formation and association of ideas. Drinking maté helps you Improve natural defences and delay the aging.
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We invite you to discover the healthy ritual of drinking Sunshine Yerba mate with friends, an organic and smoke-free product. Experience the difference.
Sunshine yerba maté is made by a unique drying system, created and implemented by Juan , our family run farm in Argentina. This system consists of flowing warm air, produced by indirect heat that comes from a boiler. This system enables us to provide you with a smoke-free product, boasting mild flavours and a delicate aroma.
Sunshine Yerba Maté is an organic product, free of chemicals, produced in an agroecological manner. Our farmers promote biodiversity in crops and natural processes such as pest control and nutrient recycling.
Once harvested, Sunshine yerba maté is processed by a single system that produces smoke-free yerba and the farmers follow the principles of Fair Trade as well.
Want to know more ways to brew your Sunshine Yerba? We have recipes to suits the cooler and warmer months as well as different tastes, weather you prefer a traditional tea or a milky flavour. Find you favourite brew recipe here, we would love to see and hear which one you love most so please share with us on Instagram or Facebook! #sunshineyerbamate
how to brew a maté
Add 2 tablespoons or more, of Yerba Matè into a cup & cover the hole firmly with your hand.
Turn it upside down and then place it right-side down, remove your hand. This helps settle the yerba.
Dig the Bombilla - tea straw - into the yerba, filtered-end down. If you want to sweeten the maté, put a teaspoon of honey on top.
Lightly moisten the tea with cool water first then gently pour the hot, not boiling, water over the yerba, letting it be absorbed by the herbs until the maté is saturated.
Re-fill your cup with more hot water to enjoy another cup!
