El mate es la bebida popular por excelencia en Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay y el sur de Brasil. Millones de personas la disfrutan diariamente.

De acuerdo con la sabiduría popular, la Yerba Mate es un tónico energizante ideal para mantener la salud y la vitalidad.

La Yerba Mate es la compañera inseparable de trabajadores y estudiantes ya que mantiene el cuerpo bien hidratado y brinda la energía necesaria para enfrentar largas jornadas. Nutritiva y estimulante, la Yerba Mate contiene 24 vitaminas y minerales 15 aminoácidos. La Yerba Mate, al combinarse con otras hierbas, realza el poder curativo de las mismas, actúa como catalítico y facilita su asimilación.


Tomar mate es una ceremonia de cada día. Compartirlo es símbolo de amistad y hospitalidad.

Propiedades Nutricionales de la Yerba Mate:

Vitaminas: A, C, E, B1, B2, Niacina (B3), B5 y Complejo B

Minerales: Calcio, Manganesio, Hierro, Selenio, Potasio,
Magnesio, Fósforo y trazos de otros minerales.
También contiene 15 aminoácidos y clorofila.

Disfrute el sabor y la suavidad de Yerba Mate ANNA PARK

PROPIEDADES DE LA YERBA MATE:

• tonifica el cuerpo en general
• energiza
• estimula
• poderoso antioxidante
• eleva las defensas
• favorece la digestión
• despierta los sentidos
• levanta el ánimo
• despeja la mente
• aumenta la libido
• favorece la pérdida de peso por sus propiedades lipolíticas
• tiene propiedades antisépticas
• potencia el poder curativo de otras hierbas medicinales
• Hidrata el cuerpo y quita la sed.

Yerba Mate ANNA PARK, una sana alternativa
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La familia Barney, de pequeños productores, la cultiva en el Centro Nacional de la producción de Yerba Mate, de manera orgánica y el proceso de elaboración artesanal, libre de humo, hecho a la manera tradicional, garantiza la calidad de nuestro producto.
La Yerba Mate ANNA PARK es sana, ecológica y 100% natural.

La Reserva Ecológica ANNA PARK se encuentra ubicada en la chacra de Campo Ramón, tiene 36 ha. de monte natural VIRGEN.

Forma parte del corredor verde para la biodiversidad, allí protegemos especies nativas animales y vegetales.
El cultivo de la Yerba Mate es una alternativa de desarrollo autosustentable que nos permite mantener la Reserva ANNA PARK.
Cuando disfruta del sabor de ANNA PARK está Protegiendo la naturaleza.
Yerba Mate ANNA PARK es orgánica y ecológica.
El cuidado de los yerbales y del medio ambiente para nosotros es lo mismo: el respeto por la vida.

Así nace un Yerbal:
Las semillas dos años después de germinar y crecer en almácigos se trasladan al campo, entre las plantas de Yerba Mate se planta la “Cubierta Verde”que está compuesta de plantas, enriqueciendo la tierra y manteniendo su humedad, lo que protege de las altas temperaturas y evita que crezcan malezas que compiten con las plantas de Yerba Mate, facilita la limpieza del yerbal, etc.
Gracias a la “Cubierta Verde” evitamos el uso de herbicidas y otros agrotóxicos dañinos para la salud que contaminan el suelo, el agua y las plantas.
Ahora sí la plantación esta completa, pero aún faltan años para poder cosechar.
La Cosecha o “Tarefa”:
Cuatro años después de plantado el yerbal se inicia la primer poda y la Cosecha o “Tarefa”. En adelante la cosecha se realizará cada dos años para que las hojas estén maduras y no se debiliten las plantas.

ANNA PARK es una Yerba “rendidora” que no se “lava” fácilmente y mantiene su sabor porque tiene un porcentaje de palo que no supera el 20%.

Proceso artesanal libre de humo:
“Sapecado”: consiste en hacer pasar la Yerba por aire caliente o fuego durante unos pocos segundos a una temperatura aproximada de 900ª. A continuación se transporta a un tambor horizontal giratorio donde continúa secándose, a menor temperatura, alrededor de veinte minutos. Mediante este proceso la Yerba pierde entre el 30% de su humedad.
“Barbacuá”: horno donde se termina de secar muy lentamente. Este proceso tarde entre quince y veinte horas.
“Canchado”: se llama así a la “molienda gruesa” de la Yerba.
“Zaranda”: la Yerba Canchada se tamiza con una Zaranda para eliminar los palos gruesos que hayan quedado y se guarda en bolsas de arpillera de 50 Kg.
Estacionamiento: las bolsas de Yerba se guardan por dos años en un galpón a oscuras llamado Noque. Esta etapa es muy importante porque permite que la Yerba pierda la clorofila o se amarille, obteniendo su tonalidad clara. La yerba que no esta bien estacionada es más oscura y puede provocar trastornos digestivos.
“Molienda final”: se separa la hoja del palo y se muelen en dos molinos diferentes para evitar el exceso de polvo y regular la calidad de la molienda. Una vez molidos se mezclan nuevamente.
“Envasado”: la yerba se deja caer en una balanza vibratoria que la acomoda en el paquete sin presionarla.

The green gold from the subtropical rainforest of South America

ANNA PARK YERBA MATE

Organically and Ecologically Grown. Yerba Mate is the most popular drink in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and South of Brazil.
Millions of people enjoy Mate as a daily tonic for optimum help.
Nutritious and stimulating, Yerba Mate delivers 24 vitamins and minerals and 15 amino acids. Traditionally believed to ensure health and vitality, Yerba Mate is consumed to induce mental clarity, sustain energy and balance the body.
Workers and students drink Yerba Mate relying on its array of nutrients to power them throughout the day. Drinking Mate is also a daily ceremony. El Mate is shared from a traditional mate gourd, symbol of hospitality and friendship. People steep mate with other yuyos (plants) to prepare herbal tonic mixtures. As an herbal base, Yerba Mate acts as a catalyst to enhance the healing power of other herbs and helps them assimilate into the body.


Enjoy ANNA PARK Yerba Mate smooth, full-bodied flavor.

Yerba Mate Tonic Properties

• Helps detoxify the blood
• Induces Mental clarity
• Sustains energy levels
• Tone the Nervous System
• Combat Fatigue
• Boosts Immune System
• Helps relieve Allergies
• Improves Mood
• Increases Libido
• Improves Digestion
• Aids Weight LossHigh Antioxidant

Nutritional Properties:

Vitamins: A, C, E, B1, B2, Niacin (B3), B5, B complex

Minerals: Calcium, Manganese, Iron, Selenium, Potassium, Magnesium, Silicon, Phosphorus. 15 Amino Acids, Fatty Acids, Chlorophyll, Flavenols, Polyphenols, and trace minerals

A Healthful Alternative to Coffee

Mateine,Yerba Mate’s natural stimulant, is a close relative to caffeine, but its chemical structure and the way the body absorbs it differ significantly from caffeine. Clinical studies have shown that caffeine-sensitive people can drink Yerba Mate with no adverse reactions. Yerba Mate is a whole body tonic and, even in large amounts, promotes balance in many body systems without over stimulating any system. Yerba Mate helps Improve energy and mental alertness without the nervousness and anxiety some people experience from coffee and black tea. For more information see Alternative Medicine (Jan 99) and Herbal Tonics Therapies (Keats, 1993) by Daniel Mowrey Ph. D. Yerba Mate is a wonderful thirst quencher and prevents dehydration.

LIMITED PRODUCTION ANNA PARK Yerba Mate

¨This is a family industry. We are small producers. We have two small farms of 75 has each one in the heart of Misiones Province, Argentina, The Nation’s Yerba Mate Center. We think it’s good to keep small because we can control and guarantee the quality of our products.(PRODUCTION) ANNA PARK Yerba Mate is 100% natural and healthy for you and the environment.¨

SUSTAINING THE SUBTROPICAL RAINFOREST:
The ANNA PARK Biological Reserve has 13 has. of natural unexploited subtropical rainforest. ANNA PARK is a Private Reserve, part of the Green Corridors for the Protection of Bio-diversity, and protected area under the Ecology Ministry administration of Misiones Province. The ANNA PARK Biological Reserve protects many native vegetal and animal species. As an alternative, the Yerba Mate cultivation generates sustainable income for the reserve.

When you enjoy ANNA PARK Yerba Mate you are also Protecting Nature.

The Birth and Growth of a Yerba Mate ANNA PARK Plantation:

Yerba Mate, Ilex Paraguariensis, is an evergreen member of the holly family native to the subtropical rainforest of South America. The Yerba Mate seeds are small and hard to break. The sprouting process takes six months. Once they sprout, the small Yerba Mate plants grow in a nursery for two years and then are transplanted at level curves in the fields. The distance between plants is 3 x 1.5 meters. Planting the green cover is the next step.

The Green Cover: domestic plants such as Curatu, Avena Negra Criolla and others, including foreign species like Vicia Villosa y Pasto Elefante (elephant’s grass) are interplanted with the Yerba Mate plants. The green cover enriches and nourishes the soil, Keeps it moisture, Protects plants from the summer hot weather. Provides large amounts of organic material, Fertilizes the soil and Helps to keep clean the Yerbal by controlling the overgrowing of other weeds. Thanks to the Green Cover we do not use herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers that pollute the soil, water and plants. Caring for the Yerbal (Yerba Mate plantation) and the Environment is the same thing for us.

Harvest time (la Tarefa): Once they sprout, the Yerba Mate plants reach harvest size in six years. It’s time for the first harvest. The yerba mate is a tree carefully trimmed to facilitate the harvest. The Yerba is hand-picked by the Tareferos (harvesters) who select the leaves and thin stems with the help of scissors or erruchos.

ANNA PARK Yerba Mate blend has just 20% of stem (palo) This is the perfect balance between the leaves and stems (palos) very important to obtain a premium quality Yerba Mate with a noticeable longer-lasting flavor. The harvest usually takes one day, the yerba is collected in a hundred-kilo (220 lb) sacs called Raidos and take it to the Secadero (factory) ANNA PARK Yerba Mate is made in the traditional artisan style.

The elaboration takes many steps:

"Oreado": the yerba is air dried overnight

"Sapecado": the yerba is flash-heated at 900 degrees for few seconds and slow dried at a lower temperature for twenty minutes. The yerba lose around 30% or 40% of its humidity and the leaves show little stains from the high temperature.

"Barbacua": is a very big smoke-free oven where the Yerba will stay for other 15 or 20 hours to assure is perfectly dry (especially the stems) "Canchado": is the Yerba’s first grind. Now we have Yerba canchada.

"Zaranda": the big stems are taken away and the yerba is packed in 50 kilograms (110 lb.) sacs.

"Aging": the sacs of Yerba are aged for two years in the Noque (especial dark barn or chamber) this is a very important stage. The Yerba will slowly lose the extra chlorophyll and get the yellowish tone, sign of quality and healthiness. If the Yerba Mate is not properly aged can cause digestive problems.

"Final grinding": leaves and stems are separated and grinned in different mills to avoid excessive dust caused for extra grinding the leaves and to control the perfect balance, afterwards stems and leaves are mixed again.

"Packing": the Yerba mate is weighted in a vibratory weighter and the pack is filled without pressuring the content. Once packed, the Yerba Mate must be used within 12 months, after this it will slowly lose its flavor and quality.

There are many different ways to drink Yerba Mate:

Traditional gourd: with a gourd and bombilla and hot water. Add aromatic and medicinal herbs or sweetener to taste.

Milk Mate (Mate de leche): with a gourd and bombilla, using hot milk instead of water. Add mint, cinnamom or sweetener to taste.

Terere: with a glass and bombilla, use cold water. Add ice, aromatic herbs, fruits juice or sweetener to taste.

Hot Tea (Mate Cocido): use one teaspoon per cup in a tea filter. Steep for 2-5 minutes.

Mate Express: Brew in a french press, coffee/espresso maker.

Sun Tea: let steep in the sun until it is rich amber color (about 20 minutes). Add mint or lemon to taste.

Iced Tea: Brew tea and add ice (or brew cold). Add lemon, mint or sweetener to taste.

Iced Lemon-Mate: Half Iced Mate Tea, Half lemon juice. This is a popular drink in Brazilian’s beaches.

Mate Soy Latte: Just add honey and vanilla soy milk. Great hot or iced!

Mate Soy Chai: (same as above) just add: ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and black pepper.

In hot preparations, first moisten Yerba Mate with cold water to protect nutrients and flavor. NEVER BOIL YERBA MATE.