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Yerba Mate: Harvest |
Topic: Plant & Process |
| After the trees have reached 4-6 years old, they are ready to begin being harvested. At this point, cultivated trees are around 4-5 meters tall... |
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Yerba Mate: General Processing Guidlines |
Topic: Plant & Process |
| We Do Not Age Our Mate. In order to preserve as many fresh nutrients as possible as well as the fresh, bright green flavor of the herb... |
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Yerba Mate: General Description of Area |
Topic: Plant & Process |
| Our Mate grows in the Southern area of Brazil, between the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. The elevation in this area varies from 800 to 1500 meters... |
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Yerba Mate: Cultivation |
Topic: Plant & Process |
| The amount of xanthene alkaloids in the leaves of mate is directly related to the quality of the soil. This influences the flavor of the mate giving it a milder or bitterer taste. This flavor varies from region to region, the soil of southern Brazil... |
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Yerba Mate: Appearance |
Topic: Plant & Process |
| The Yerba Mate tree, from the Aquifoliacae family, is a widely cultivated medium sized evergreen tree that can grow to 20 metres high in the wild. Commonly when cultivated, it is pruned into a shrubby 4 - 8 metre tall tree. There are many different species in the family... |
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Yerba Mate (Ilex Paraguariensis) or What's in a Name? |
Topic: Plant & Process |
| Latin Mix-up
The Yerba Mate plant, which is really a tree, is an evergreen from the Holly family that grows in the subtropical forests of South America. The French botanist Auguste de Saint Hilaire studied the plant during his travels through Brazil and gave it its scientific name in 1822... |
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