Eco Teas Organic Yerba Mate Unsmoked, Loose, 16-Ounces (Pack of 3)

by EcoTeas

Product Features

• Healthy balanced energy
• Nutritious and antioxidant-rich
• Raises metabolism
• Elevates mood
• Supports the immune system

Product Description

Eco Teas Yerba Mate: We work in partnership with a family farm in Misiones, Argentina to offer the best yerba mate we've ever tasted. Our master farmers dry the yerba with a unique hot air process to achieve a robust, smoke-free taste. After aging, stems and powder are sifted out and returned to enrich the soil. Our yerba mate is a pure leaf product of exceptional quality. The Eco Teas Mission: Eco Teas is a small company in southern Oregon owned and run by three best friends. our mission is to offer certified organic sustainably-grown, fairly-traded world teas. Through conscious commerce, we work for personal and planetary health. In Argentina, we are helping our yerba mate farmers reclaim their ancestral land and cultivate it using sustainable permaculture techniques. We envision an organic, biodiverse, economically-productive landscape. What is Yerba Mate? Yerba Mate is a holly tree native to the rainforests of South America. The tea-like beverage made from its leaves is called mate. Mate is the national drink of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. People from all walks of life have enjoyed its beneficial properties for centuries. Sipping mate with friends and family is an energizing, healthful daily ritual. Mate stimulation: What do you get when you combine half the caffeine of coffee with a powerful dose of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients? You get an energizing boost known in South America as mateine. Mateine raises your whole metabolism for balanced mental and physical stimulation. Antioxidant chart: Rooibos tea: 3,132 ORAChydro; Eco Teas Yerba Mate: 5,102; Green tea: 2,701; Black tea: 2,947. Caffeine meter: Rooibos tea: 0 mg; Green tea: 30 mg; Black tea: 50 mg; Yerba Mate: 65 mg; Coffee: 135 mg. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any disease. USDA organic. Certified organic by Oregon Tilth (OTCO), USDA accredited. Product of Argentina.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001E5E0IS
• UPC: 819162004548
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,349 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the product, amazed @ amazon pricing, January 28, 2010

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A. Datta - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eco Teas Organic Yerba Mate Unsmoked, Loose, 16-Ounces (Pack of 3) (Grocery)

We regularly take Yerba mate as our tea and this particular brand is what we consume. It is easily available at our local supermarkets.

I would like to see subscribe and save of amazon become more popular and useful as it allows us to simplify things. But boy, someone at Amazon needs to listen to the customers and understand that the customers are educated.

Many many of your grocery prices are silly when compared with local market prices in US. This product is a perfect example. It sells at normal MSRP for $9.99/lb in Austin TX in WholeFoods or SunHarvest, yet amazon price is $16.67/lb for a bulk pack? In fact this trend is true in many of the departments. Amazon needs to start showing prices that are real rather than try to "show" a big discount. A good mindset to follow would be that of Costco/Sams rather than a shady pawn show.

Fix it, and amazon's subscription business for groceries & household utilities will take off like you wouldn't belove it. I for one would be happy to shift *all* of my reoccurring, non perishable food supply to Amazon.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Awesome product, ridiculous price., November 6, 2009

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T. Sparks "T. Sparks" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eco Teas Organic Yerba Mate Unsmoked, Loose, 16-Ounces (Pack of 3) (Grocery)

I ordered the three pack bundle on August 18, 2009 and loved it. It lasted me a long time and I drink mate almost everyday. Good taste, good sized leaves for the bombilla, organic, overall awesome stuff. However, when I ordered the 3-pack it cost me $18.28 exactly, good deal. The price now wavers around $50. What's the dealeo? I'm flabbergasted. I was looking forward to ordering again but now I'm totally going with a better price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I found Unsmoked mate!, November 14, 2010

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T. Noah - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eco Teas Organic Yerba Mate Unsmoked, Loose, 16-Ounces (Pack of 3) (Grocery)

Ive enjoyed the traditional mates, and was recently looking for unsmoked mate that does not contain the Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (carcenogens) found in most mates that are smoke dried rather than air dried like this mate is.
that may be linked to mouth and lung cancers. Ive heard drinking a strong cup of traditional mate is equal to smoking 3 cigarettes, or was it 3 packs? I know that if i drink more than 1 cup I get sores in my mouth.

It doesnt taste as strong as smoked mate- I got used to the rich smokey taste of that and was a bit let down by the taste of this, but its still an excellent high quality mate, pure leaf with no powder or stems, and I enjoy it more now knowing that its much healthier for me.

Thank you eco teas!