Mate Factor Mate Factor Yerba Mate Herb Tea, 12 oz

My tea made to my home on time just like it was supposed too. I love the tea and i will order it again.

Amazing stuff. So happy I found this. I drink about a spoonful straight with hot water every day and it has been a much needed energy booster and perfect supplement to intermittent fasting and a clean, paleo diet. Feeling great with my Mate.

Love it, good flavor that is quickly released so start with little and add a spoonful each time. Doesn't clog the bombilla.

Very good mate

I tried this tea after reading how wonderfully Yerba Mate can provide a boost, and also a whole lot of minerals and phytochemicals. But, the coffee taste has grown on me. I drink green tea with honey and lemon, but this I drink plain. Since I'm going to go Keto for a few weeks, this is ideal for me. I am mixing the green with the roasted kind (same brand), and Iove the real coffee taste! It is also very satisfying and I can skip a meal more easily with this tea.

Years ago I'd read about the health benefits of Yerba Mate. I ordered some tea plus a gourd and silver 'straw' to drink from. I loved the gourd and straw but hated the 'looks' of the tea - rough, sticks, icky color and smell - so much that I stuffed it back into the cabinet. Just this past month I had the nerve to throw out those 2 big bags of nasty looking Yerba Mate. When I told a g/f about just throwing them out, she again extolled the health benefits and said she enjoyed drinking hers. So, I got inspired to try again and went to trusty Swanson's. Sure enough this Mate Factor ORGANIC Yerba Mate tea arrived in a brightly colored, double wrapped, reclosable package. It smells good, looks good, evenly ground tea.......but, most of all, it tastes wonderful. AND, the absolute best part is the natural energy boost I get from it has helped me stay awake during the day and I am actually slowly replacing the coffee in my life. I am very happy with this product and the 'look' of this nice packaging and product sure helped me overcome my hesitancy to partake. Alllll these years wasted because I thought all Yerba Mate tea was nothing but a dirty bag of sticks and brownish leaves. Actually, after reading more about YM tea, the type used in South America probably looks very much like what I originally received.... as they talk about using the Bombilla stick to moved the leaves around in the bottom of the gourd. I must try my new ORGANIC YM tea in the beautiful, hand-carved gourd I've been saving. Hope you all get a good laff from my insecurities. Happy YM drinking! - Oh, PS - the only slightly negative aspect of this wonderful tea is that I've taken a while to figure out how much tea to put into my brew ball to get the right intensity of flavor. I've pretty much settled on 1 coffee scoop of tea leaves for about 6 cups of water in my old coffee carafe and I allow it to steep on low for quite a while.

Wish it came in bags. It's OK takes more effort when it's loose

I am not sure if it is Mate factor's quality issue, or if it has been in stock too long, but the fresh grassy taste that I always liked about this mate tea was not there. It basically had little taste, reminded me of being old and stale. I am shy to buy it again, but I may try one more time, and if it is the same, that's it for me. If I buy it somewhere else and it is good, then I will contact Swanson to look into there stock, it may be out of Swanson's control, but they need to know the feedback.

Received Dark Roast. I do not want it!

The one I got said best by 01/25/2020. I ordered it this month. Very disappointed.