Know Your Maté

Most people have never heard of theobromine. But if you have ever wondered why yerba maté feels different from coffee despite containing a similar amount of caffeine, theobromine is the answer.

A 330ml can of Matelo contains 96mg of caffeine — similar to a strong coffee. Here is how maté compares to coffee, matcha and tea, and why the experience feels different.

Yerba maté has been one of the world's most consumed drinks for centuries. In the UK most people have never heard of it. That is changing.

Yerba maté contains caffeine. So does coffee. But the anxiety question has a different answer for each. Here is what the science actually says.

Most drinks announce themselves immediately. Maté takes a moment longer to place, which is part of what makes it interesting.

Searches for yerba maté in the UK have been growing steadily. The curiosity exists. The knowledge, for most people here, is still catching up. This is the post that bridges that gap.

Yerba maté and coffee contain roughly the same amount of caffeine. If that were the whole story they would feel identical. They do not. Here is what is actually going on.

It depends entirely on when you are asking. Coffee is the standing start. Maté is the afternoon. Here is the verdict.

The matcha wave has been sweeping the UK for years now and even we, as the founders of a maté brand, did not remain entirely unaffected. One of us enthusiastically joins every new matcha latte craze going on and the other has to wait at the corner of the block for the queue to finally move along.

You know the feeling. The third coffee of the day that seemed like a good idea at 3pm and revealed itself as a mistake by 4. If you have heard that yerba maté does not do this, here is what is actually going on.

We still drink coffee every morning. This is not a conversion story. It is an honest comparison from two people who love both and found they belong to different parts of the day.