Yerba Mate Traditional Loose Leaf

by Guayaki Brand · unknown · 8 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 32432 96101 9
  • DSLD label 38065
  • Serving 1.5 tsp (3g)
  • 76 servings

Yerba Mate Traditional Loose Leaf by Guayaki Brand lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1.5 tsp, such as 3 g of organic yerba mate, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 27, 2014.

What is in Yerba Mate Traditional Loose Leaf?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1.5 tsp. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Yerba Mate Traditional Loose Leaf: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 38065, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Yerba Mate Traditional Loose Leaf against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

organic Yerba Mate3 gMate in Yerba Mate Traditional Loose Leaf against 131 products3,000 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 400 mg, the median 100 mg.3,000 mg

Higher than 98% of 131 products listing mate (median 100 mg).

contains ~40 mg Caffeine~ 40 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 38065 (entered October 27, 2014), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 3,000 mg of organic yerba mate (filed by NIH under mate) is higher than 98% of the 131 mate products that print an amount; 1 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Coffee Maker / Espresso Maker: Place ~1.5 tsp yerba mate per serving in the filter basket or portafilter, and brew normally. Adjust to desired strength. French Press / Tea Pot / Strainer: Add ~1.5 tsp yerba mate per serving to press/pot, and add freshly boiled water. Steep for 3-10 minutes. Mate Latté: Add your favorite milk and sweetener to a cup of brewed yerba mate. Tereré (Cold Mate): Brew a cup of hot mate, then add ice.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Naturally Gluten-Free
Storage
Storage: Store your mate in a dry, air tight container or in this package, away from direct heat and light.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 38065.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): NatureFlex(TM); NON GMO Project VERIFIED nongmoproject.org; Certified CCOF Organic; KSA KOSHER; Certified B Corporation(TM) bcorporation.net; USDA ORGANIC; fair for life fair trade certified IMO; -286g co2 CARBON LABELS.ORG Reduce your carbon footprint by drinking 8 ox. of Guayaki Yerba Mate GROWING -437g carbon reduced PROCESSING +110g carbon added PACKAGING +5g carbon added TRANSPORT +36g carbon added GUAYAKI YERBA MATE -286g carbon reduced. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Yerba Mate Traditional Loose Leaf have?

One label is on file, entered on October 27, 2014.

  1. Label 38065 (current) Entered October 27, 2014 · on the market · 8 oz. · UPC 6 32432 96101 9

DSLD also links this label to: Yerba Mate Traditional (package size difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products, Inc. (distributor), Sebastopol, CA. All Guayaki Brand products.

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