Kraus Yerba Mate Organic Tea bags 25

Description

• Unsmoked, pure green leaf very energetic contains vitamins and nearly twice the antioxidant power of green tea
• Yerba mate contains numerous vitamins, minerals antioxidants and proteins. It is an excellent source of vitamins A, C, E, most of B complex, nicotinic and pantothenic acids, biotin, magnesium, calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, manganese and phosphates. It also contains caffeine. The combination of antioxidants, minerals, vitamins and caffeine results in a steady boost in energy levels.
• In addition to its standing as a popular beverage, yerba mate is used as a tonic, diuretic, depurative, stimulant to reduce fatigue, an aid for gastric functions and to suppress appetite. Yerba mate contains the trace element chromium in a form that is suited for more efficient metabolic processes, meaning that your body is able to extract the necessary energy directly via digestion without having to store it first in fatty forms.
• Most notably of Mate’s biological activities is its high antioxidant capacity which has been shown to be higher than green tea, which is touted as having a very high antioxidant capacity. This high antioxidant capacity is attributed and is directly proportional to its high polyphenol concentration. Due to Mate’s high biological activity and its large concentration of known active compounds it makes an ideal material for extraction of these compounds for use in other foods and supplements.