Yerba Mate

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has any info on the carb content, if any, of
brewed Yerba Mate. My husband and I switched from coffee several months
ago. We really like the flavour, and it has a great stimulant effect
without the jitters of caffeine. We brew a pot every morning in our
coffee maker, and I end up consuming about 12-14 fl oz of it, with 2 tsp
Splenda.

Anyone have any info, opinions, comments or questions?

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Regards,

Deb
235/214.5/135

barrdbarrbarr wrote:

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has any info on the carb content, if any, of
brewed Yerba Mate. My husband and I switched from coffee several months
ago. We really like the flavour, and it has a great stimulant effect
without the jitters of caffeine. We brew a pot every morning in our
coffee maker, and I end up consuming about 12-14 fl oz of it, with 2 tsp
Splenda.

Anyone have any info, opinions, comments or questions?

A Google search turned up these links:

http://www.noborders.net/mate/ingredients.html

http://www.mundomatero.com/yerba/Chemical-Features.html

Not a lot of help, IMO, but it's amazing how many sites have *only*
vitamins/phytochemicals listed for nutritional info.

You *are* aware that it contains caffeine, right?
Sh0rtcircuit (Deb)
Clean out the junk.

Started LC 04/03/04
Me: 186/157/100 5'0"
Gunny: 280/243/180 5'11"
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"Keep on keepin' on!"
[My Dad, 8/13/10-12/1/94.
His memory lives on.]

Whether or not Yerba Mate contains caffeine has not, according to my
research, been conclusively determined. Some claim it contains a similar
compound called mateine. I too have researched it on google - I was
hoping for personal experience type info.

Something to think about - as a coffee addict for years, and having many
times in my life suffered the "caffeine overload" - I can tell you that
Yerba Mate does not have the same physiological affect on mt as coffee
did. There are no headaches if you miss it, and you can drink it late in
the day, right before bed even, and still sleep like a baby.

Regards,

Deb
235/213.5/135

sh0rtcircuit (Deb) wrote:
barrdbarrbarr wrote:


Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has any info on the carb content, if any, of
brewed Yerba Mate. My husband and I switched from coffee several months
ago. We really like the flavour, and it has a great stimulant effect
without the jitters of caffeine. We brew a pot every morning in our
coffee maker, and I end up consuming about 12-14 fl oz of it, with 2 tsp
Splenda.

Anyone have any info, opinions, comments or questions?


A Google search turned up these links:

http://www.noborders.net/mate/ingredients.html

http://www.mundomatero.com/yerba/Chemical-Features.html

Not a lot of help, IMO, but it's amazing how many sites have *only*
vitamins/phytochemicals listed for nutritional info.

You *are* aware that it contains caffeine, right?
Sh0rtcircuit (Deb)
Clean out the junk.

Started LC 04/03/04
Me: 186/157/100 5'0"
Gunny: 280/243/180 5'11"
========
"Keep on keepin' on!"
[My Dad, 8/13/10-12/1/94.
His memory lives on.]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has any info on the carb content, if any, of
brewed Yerba Mate. My husband and I switched from coffee several months
ago. We really like the flavour, and it has a great stimulant effect
without the jitters of caffeine. We brew a pot every morning in our
coffee maker, and I end up consuming about 12-14 fl oz of it, with 2 tsp
Splenda.

Anyone have any info, opinions, comments or questions?


This sounds very interesting to me.
I will have to try some.
Maybe I'll bring it to work with me instead of coffee !

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