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I'm a daily mate drinker (from Argentina). It's like a milder coffee. Great beverage, I recommend it.

• Izikiel43 2y ago
  It’s not mild, you just developed tolerance. Source: an Argentinian who drinks more coffee than mate
  • reducesuffering 2y ago
    It's milder in the sense it has less caffeine than coffee and is also more approachable to tea drinkers because it doesn't have as strong of a darker roasted taste. Not sure if the other xanthines make up for that.
    • schwartzworld 2y ago
      Mate has about the same amount of caffeine as coffee. More even because of how it's consumed. You refill the hot water repeatedly, each infusion drawing more caffeine from the herb.
      • akaralar 2y ago
        True but also if I weren’t drinking mate I would probably drink at least 2 more cups of coffee a day, so all in all I think it comes out as less daily caffeine consumption.
  • dep_b 2y ago
    It definitely makes me less jittery than coffee. I stopped drinking coffee, except for a cup in the morning and I have mate the rest of the day. It’s still a stimulant but in a more relaxing way