Yerbador Mate Blog

A customer recently wrote to our support team quite directly: I’ve been drinking yerba mate for two years, two large calabashes a day, and I’ve noticed my teeth are less white than before. Is it definitely because of the matero, or could it be the coffee she also drinks in the morning? The question of…

Yerba mate and iron is a question that usually comes up from two completely different groups. The first is women with low ferritin, whom a doctor or dietitian has suggested take a closer look at what they drink with meals. The second is people on a plant-based diet who heard somewhere that tannins in infusions…

Yerba mate and menopause is a topic that keeps coming back in our inbox, just from two different angles. Some readers write in because they’ve heard that caffeine intensifies hot flashes, and they want to know if they should give up their matero. Others are looking for something to help with a metabolism that simply…

Yerba mate and the kidneys is a question we hear from two completely different groups of customers. The first is people with diagnosed chronic kidney disease or a history of kidney stones, who want to know if a matero will harm them. The second is simply people who drink yerba every day and heard somewhere…

Yerba mate and the thyroid is a question we mostly get from two groups: people with Hashimoto’s on levothyroxine, and those who’ve just received a diagnosis and are looking for what to avoid. The answer at first glance is reassuring: yerba mate itself isn’t a substance that causes thyroid diseases. There are, however, two things…

34 g of fibre per 100 g, 4.3 g per tablespoon, and one vitamin that actually matters. How much chia to eat daily, why soak it, and when it can be harmful.

One Brazil nut covers your daily selenium requirement. How many a day is safe, what’s exactly in them, and how to store them.

White mulberry, apricots, Thompson raisins, mango and goji – potassium, iron, fibre, sulphuring and a realistic daily portion.

Pecans, macadamias, pistachios, almonds and cashews in one table: calories, fats, protein, fibre, magnesium and vitamin E. Which nut for baking, which after a workout, and which for the office.

Green barley powder: what a 3 g serving actually gives you, how much fibre and vitamin C it contains, how to dose it, what to mix it with, and where to buy it.

Sunflower and pumpkin seeds – what they’re good for, how much fiber, protein and magnesium they contain, and how much to eat daily. Specific numbers per 100 g and per handful.