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 | | An evergreen member of the holly family, yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is native to the rainforests of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil. |
 | | Mate is high in pantothenic acid, a B vitamin that plays a vital role in metabolism and energy production, and contains protein, carotene, vitamins A, C, E, B complex, calcium, iron, potassium, manganese, magnesium, choline, as well as other nutrients. |
 | | A 1995 study from the Pasteur Institute found Mate to be a more potent antioxidant than vitamin C, and a test-tube study published by the University of Montreal's Department of Anatomy in 1995 shows that it can inhibit the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein, the carrier of bad cholesterol. |
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