How many types of yerba mate are there? What are the characteristics of each?

What is Yerba Mate?

There are only a handful of plants in the world that produce caffeine, and Argentine yerba mate is one of them. In addition to tea, coffee, cocoa, cola (or cola), and guarana, yerba mate is also used to produce caffeinated beverages. When prepared as a manufactured tea-like drink, yerba mate does not contain actual tea leaves.

Yerba mate is an herb native to South America and is used to make the national drink of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. In fact, in these countries, yerba mate is consumed 6 to 1 in coffee.

So how did yerba mate become so popular in South America, and how did Argentine yerba mate get drunk in our cups?

Yerba mate origins.

The origins of yerba mate are full of folklore. Discovered by the indigenous peoples of the forests of Paraguay (Guarani) and southern Brazil (Tupi), it is known as a "stroke of genius" mainly for physical endurance. Depending on the tribe, herbs are a dietary staple in agriculturally dependent and nomadic and warrior-based lifestyles.

Yerba mate is also used for medicinal purposes. Indigenous people consider yerba mate to be a gift that sustains their lives, increases their vitality and heals the sick. As a spiritual herb, yerba mate is used in worship and is often used in religious and other important tribal ceremonies.

The stimulant nature of Argentine yerba mate is popular among Argentine Caucasian (or cowboys) who sip yerba mate energy during cow drives or long harvests. During periods of drought or famine, yerba mate is also used in place of scarce food. This "cowboy coffee" is sipped in the morning and evening around the campfire.

As the meal was prepared, a shared musk-paired gourd spread around, sipping fellowship.

As the Spaniards began to colonize the countries of South America, they saw firsthand the health and energy benefits of this indigenous drink for the people of the land. They made it a habit to spread and popularize the herb quickly as they conquered the continent. Unlike coffee and cocoa, other crops in South America were grown by Europeans who exported cash, while yerba mate was not a domesticated species and had to be harvested from wild forests of trees.

It took centuries for Europeans to figure out how to turn the yerba mate plant into a reliable crop. As it turns out, the "secret" is that yerba mate seeds only germinate when they pass through the digestive tract of certain native birds.

Yerba mate needs to be fermented like Chinese tea, in terms of fermentation period, the fermentation period of ordinary yerba mate is generally 12 months, and only a very small number of products such as Mowei yerba mate use a long fermentation period of 24 months, and the longer fermentation period makes the active ingredients of yerba mate more mellow and tasteful.

Yerba mate is a South American drink with ground leaves and stems, yerba mate is a central nervous system, but it also contains a number of other nutrients including antioxidants, amino acids, tea polyphenols, vitamins and minerals. Efficacy and effect of drinking yerba mate: it has obvious immune-boosting properties; regulates the nervous system; Enhance physical endurance; Aids digestion; Good for cardiovascular health, etc.

Green tea is made from the new leaves or buds of the tea tree, which is not fermented, and is made by killing, shaping, drying and other processes, which retains the natural substances of fresh leaves, and contains tea polyphenols, catechins, chlorophyll, caffeine, amino acids, vitamins and other nutrients. The green color and tea soup preserve the green style of fresh tea leaves, hence the name. Regular drinking of green tea can prevent cancer, lower lipids and **, and can also reduce the nicotine damage to smokers.

Yerba mate is a tea made from the leaves of the yerba mate tree, which belongs to the perennial plant of the holly family, mainly distributed in South America, the harvest season is from April to August every year, the buds of the leaves of the yerba mate are picked, and they are made by drying, sorting, baking, fermentation, grinding and other processes, and the finished yerba mate is in the form of crushed and slightly bitter taste.

Yerba mate is a tea made from the leaves of the yerba mate tree, which belongs to the perennial plant of the holly family, the plant height is generally 3-6 meters, and the wild tree can reach 20 meters without making trouble, the leaves are verdant, oval, and small white flowers bloom between the branches and leaves, mainly distributed in South America.

Every year from April to August is the harvest season of yerba mate, the buds of the yerba mate leaves are picked, and they are made by drying, sorting, roasting, fermenting, grinding and other processes, and the finished yerba mate is emerald green or light green in the form of crumbs, and the taste is slightly bitter.

Yerba mate is an herb native to South America, used to make the national drink of Argentina, Paraguay and other southwestern regions, in the primitive period belonged to the herders to survive the diet staple, indigenous people used to maintain life, increase vitality and heal the sick.

Yerba mate leaves are evergreen, will produce berries, produce small greenish-white flowers, high-quality yerba mate grows under the rainfall canopy, away from direct sunlight, to retain the nutrients and flavor in the leaves, and wild yerba mate can only harvest curly eggplant once a year, the growth rate is slower.

Yerba mate is a specialty of Argentina, and in South America, almost everyone can't do without yerba mate, from children who can just walk to drink. Medical experts from all over the world agree that the quality of the blood of the Argentine people is among the best in the world.

In various countries in South America, the yerba mate leaves they drink are very fine, with a lot of dust and tea stems, and they taste sweet and bitter!

Yerba mate has been introduced to China for many years, and there are many brands of yerba mate in China, both original and sub-packed; The original yerba mate comes in a variety of flavors: for example, lemon, etc.;

The disadvantages of the original yerba mate are: more dust, more tea stems, and paper packaging, which does not appear generous; The brewed tea soup is thick in color, sweet and bitter to drink, and troublesome to brew.

The sub-packaged yerba mate is produced in accordance with China's thousands of years of tea-drinking culture, no dust, no tea stems, easy to brew, high nutrients, golden color of tea soup, and sweet to drink. The packaging is also in accordance with the Chinese tea ceremony culture, which is high-end and atmospheric.

There are several brands of yerba mate, and in Argentina there are three major brands: taraqui, rosamonde, and cachamai. Like China, you can now buy the best quality original imported Cachamai Argentine yerba mate, the specific ** standard, called Wuzhou treasures.

The effect of yerba mate varies greatly, especially if you have a bad stomach, you must drink organic and fast-conditioning, and the reaction is much smaller.

Now there are a lot of brands for you are also good, there is no need to buy foreign ones, I used to only drink foreign ones, but if I drink too much, I want to try the domestic ones, here I can summarize for you A few good brands of yerba mate that can be sold in China, and the taste of foreign drinks is almost the same, such as Parana, Yeba, Yamat, and Ryanmart.

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1. Yerba mate is made of the leaves of the yerba mate tree as the main raw material, and people will pick the young shoots of the yerba mate tree from April to August every year, and process them through drying, sorting, drying, fermentation, grinding and other processes, and finally produce powdered yerba mate, which is mainly produced in South America.

2. The treatment of yerba mate leaves by the Americans is similar to that of Chinese tea, and the brewing method of this tea is also close to that of tea. Generally, take 3g of tea leaves, about a teaspoon, put the cherry blossoms into the teacup, pour 250 ml of hot water, the water temperature is about 85 degrees, and the water is preferably pure water, soak for about 5 minutes to drink.

3. Yerba mate contains more nutrients such as yerba mate, protein, vitamin B, etc., which is beneficial to health for a long time, and can play a variety of roles such as anti-stress, anti-depression, and digestion, and is basically suitable for all people to drink.

What yerba mate and tea have in common, the Argentine national treasure "yerba mate" is very popular as soon as it enters China, which is very surprising. China is originally a big country of tea, from ancient times to the present, the tea-making technology is first-class, why the introduction of yerba mate in South America can open the Chinese market and be loved by the Chinese people? Yerba mate is known as the "world's top three teas" along with Fumo coffee and tea (Chinese black tea, green tea, etc.).

1. From the type.

Yerba mate is not tea, but a plant made from the leaves of the yerba mate tree, which is unique to the rainforest climate of South America, and is only called "yerba mate" because it is drunk in the same way as tea.

2. From the function.

Yerba mate is a pure plant health drink, containing 196 kinds of active substances, which can replenish energy, refresh and help sleep, eliminate food and relieve greasy, lose weight and nourish the skin, purify the blood, and improve immunity. The main role of ordinary tea is to quench thirst and relax.

What yerba mate and tea have in common is that both of them belong to a type of tea, but tea is divided into many categories, such as what kind of black tea? What kind of tea does Yuanyu green tea look like? What they have in common is that they are similar in taste, hail and coarse and then belong to the same category of tea.

Strictly speaking, yerba mate is not considered "tea" and "ruiyan", and the reason why yerba mate is called "tea" is because it has a similar way of drinking and making Chinese tea. It is a completely different plant source from Chinese tea, and its smell is very different from various nutrients and chemical compositions.