Abstract
The connection between health and safety on the one hand and Ilex paraguariensis on the other side is basically dependent on the physical form of yerba mate products. Yerba mate beverages—obtained as infusions from dried and roasted or unroasted leaves—have been historically reported to have anti-oxidant power and different medical applications, also as ingredients for some folk medicine. All reported studies and also traditional histories concerning the ‘miraculous’ effects of yerba mate consumption on human health should be correlated with the peculiar mode of consumption: the ‘infusion and consumption’ cycle into matero containers. The regular assumption of yerba mate infusions in notable amounts, also depending on the hot or cold nature of infusion, can explain partially similar properties. Consequently, chimarrão, tererê, and mate teas have been studied with relation to new possible nutraceutical and functional foods/ingredients. With relation to safety and health features of yerba mate infusions, some of the most known key factors are briefly explained in this chapter.
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Iommi, C. (2021). Safety and Health Effects Ascribed to Yerba Mate Consumption. In: Chemistry and Safety of South American Yerba Mate Teas. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69614-6_5
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