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The Yerba Mate Cancer Controversy

There are many conflicting reports that either claim that Mate has carcinogenic substances while others state that Mate consumption helps prevent cancer. The only statistical relationship between consumption of mate and cancer is in the context of  thermo-inguries...

Sapeco – the subtle flavouring of Meta Mate

Sapeco – the subtle flavouring of Meta Mate

According to Prof. Valdugo, Autor of several books on Erva Mate: " While Coffee gets its taste by roasting, green mate gets its taste by the rapid burning " Sapeco ". And this is the main difference between the different kinds of Artisanal Meta Mates, what should not...

Ilex’s Indian Incarnation

India is home to some of the most sacred trees.  In 1968, an enlightened woman known as 'The Mother' stumbled upon an ancient Banyan tree and it the center of the universe.  And there is a lot of truth in her words, while standing under this tree one cannot help...

The Most Substantial Component in Mate Production

  Many ask us what makes a good mate. I like the answer from Professor Valdugo of University of Ijui in her Book about erva mate production specifications. She says as a coffee gets its taste by roasting the mate gets its taste by the sapeco. So nothing more...

The legend, from Guarani to Gaucho…

It was here, in the region of the Missiones, the legends say, that the Guarani gifted their sacred present from Tupa to the Missionaries who arrived from Europe to civilize them.  This union led to the creation of the Gaucho culture and popularized the consumption of...

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