What are Yerba Mate Tea Bags?

Yerba Mate Tea Bags are organic Ilex paraguariensis leaf in 25 tea bags. Mate is the everyday caffeinated drink across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.

About Yerba Mate

Traditionally mate is drunk from a hollow gourd through a filtered metal straw called a bombilla, and passed around a group. A tea bag is the far simpler version of the same leaf: no gourd, no straw, one cup at a time.

How to brew Yerba Mate Tea Bags

Use one tea bag per cup. Pour hot water over the bag and steep to taste, then lift the bag out. See the brewing chart below for the water temperature and steep time we suggest for this style. Each pouch holds 25 tea bags (net wt 2 oz (57 g)), and the bags are unbleached paper with no staples, strings, or tags.

Related teas

• Guayusa Tea Bags: the Amazonian Ilex.
• Organic Yerba Mate loose-leaf: the same leaf by the ounce.

Storage

The pouch is resealable. Press it closed after each use and keep Yerba Mate Tea Bags away from heat, light, moisture, and strong odors to hold the flavor.

Yerba Mate Tea Bags at a glance

Type

herbal tea

Botanical name

Ilex paraguariensis

Ingredients

Yerba mate leaf

Caffeine

Contains caffeine

Count

25 tea bags, net wt 2 oz (57 g)

Form

Paper tea bags

Organic

Yes

Lab tested

Yes, third-party tested