Mate Factor Loose Organic Chai Yerba Mate - 12 oz

Maté Factor's Chai blends the delicious flavor and the health benefits of two premier beverages of indigenous cultures - Yerba Mate, the energizing beverage of choice in South America and Chai, the 5,000 year old healing drink from India.

Traditional Chai spices were highly sought after by the Greeks, Romans and the nobility of Western Europe during the Middle Ages. For centuries they have been transported thousands of miles from India to Europe and have often been worth more than gold. Maté Factor makes these two traditions available to you today in one revolutionary blend.

Yerba Mate is more than just an invigorating brew. It is one of nature’s best sources of antioxidants. Studies reveal Maté to be higher in antioxidants than green tea, partly due to its high Polyphenol content. Yerba Maté also contains vitamins including C, B1 and B2, as well as minerals important for metabolism including Chromium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Potassium and Zinc. Our Maté is rich in bio-active compounds including Chlorophyll, Pantothenic Acid, Quercetin and Rutin.

• Cinnamon is strengthening and promotes steady energy throughout the day.

• Cardamom is a mood elevator, helps relieve gas and eliminates bad breath.

• Cloves invigorate the entire body and are beneficial during the cold and flu season.

• Black Pepper is a powerful antioxidant and promotes a healthy digestive system.

• Ginger is proven to both prevent and treat motion sickness and is fortifying for both women and men.

• Nutmeg relieves stress.

Loose maté ideal for the french press, espresso machines, coffeemakers, teapots and tea balls.

100% certified USDA organic Ingredients: Green Yerba Mate, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Ginger, Cloves, Chicory, Black Pepper

Why Does Maté Factor's Fresh Green Yerba Mate Taste So Good?

Fresh, NOT aged:
Most yerba mate sold in the USA is aged for 1-2 years before being packaged, according to cultural traditions from Paraguay, Uraguay and Argentina. However, in Brazil, mate is commonly preferred as fresh as possible. The Mate Factor prefers this style, since it preserves the life-giving nutrients and the fresh green taste.

Yerba Mate Process is an Art:
Maté Factor has spent years perfecting the "art" of creating delicately delicious Yerba Mate. They have painstakingly learned the vast array of factors that control the final flavor and vibrance, in order to produce the best tasting, most nutritious yerba mate tea possible!

No Smoky Flavor:
They dry their maté using an art they developed that preserves the natural flavor and also keeps the original green flavor Mate tea free from smoke. This low heat process protects natural enzymes that exist in yerba mate.

100% Certified Organic:
They use one hundred percent certified organic Yerba Mate, responsibly grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers, preserving the environment where their mate is grown.

Each box contains 24 large unbleached tea bags. Each tea bag contains 3.5 grams of yerba mate, DOUBLE the size of most tea bags on the market, so you can enjoy more of the flavor, nutrition, and energizing effects of Yerba Mate! This tea is the same high-quality mate used in Mate Factor's 12 oz Fresh Green Loose Tea.

Enjoy yerba maté the traditional way, through a bombilla! Straws with built-in strainers for loose leaf teas: stainless steel bombilla and authentic bamboo bombilla

About Maté Factor

The Maté Factor specializes in fresh, organic yerba mate with the best flavor and richest nutrition possible. It was founded as a retail brand in 2003.

Maté Factor is very active in giving back to the community they work with in Brazil. Their company actually originated from their desire to help their friends in the region and has grown ever stronger in this relationship over the years.

They pay more than a fair wage, as well as working together closely to help develop local projects to enhance the support of those they work with.

Maté Factor is environmentally conscious as well, specializing in certified organic products according to the strictest standards because of their passion for the environment. They manufacture their own biodiesel from locally collected waste vegetable oil and use this in their local delivery vehicles.

Maté Factor loves quality food and sustainable agriculture. Their products are known for their purity (flavored only with organic herbs and spices), cheerful packaging, and care.