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Yerba mate

Sweet & rich· tea coffee cacao

Yerba mate

What it is

Yerba mate is the dried, ground leaf of Ilex paraguariensis, a tree native to South America, traditionally steeped in a hollow gourd.

What it tastes like

On the nose: wintergreen, grassy-green, rose, floral. Among its measured molecules: 2-undecanol, o-methylanisole, (Z)-2-hexenal, p-Cymene-2,5-dione, trans-2-decenal.

What goes with it

245 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

Salt not measured yet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

18 of 80 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

On file, no cited source yet ✳

These molecules are on record for it from the library's earlier sources. We are buying and requesting the papers; each one that lands moves its molecule up into the cited list.

  • ZGNBKNDOCCHRSM-YGWWPGOLSA-Nterpenoid
  • OOTPRIVIWDPPAS-STCKBACPSA-Nterpenoid
  • O-β-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranosyl (3β)-3-[(O-6-deoxy-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→3)]-α-L-arabinopyranosyl)oxy]urs-12-en-28-oateterpenoid
  • Mateglycoside Bterpenoid
  • oleanolic acidacid
  • (6E)-(-)-nerolidolalcohol
  • (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10E,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxyimino-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,12aR,14bS)-10-acetyloxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • 23-hydroxyursolic acidacid
  • geranylacetoneketone
  • ABYPRQZHTBVDLB-PPCHTBMASA-Nterpenoid
  • RDNMQJHSAHTPQN-UIQLTQHBSA-Nterpenoid
  • CDWDAIGCOKEKSJ-DSAGUWQASA-Nterpenoid
  • ALAOEEYOMPLNBB-NLFXEQJHSA-Nterpenoid
  • Chlorogenic acidphenol
  • allantoic acidnitrogen compound
  • allantoinnitrogen compoundreads as pleasant smelling (PubChem)
  • theophyllinenitrogen compoundreads as bitter (PubChem)
  • (1S,4S,5R,8R,10S,13S,14R,17S,18R,19S,20R)-10-hydroxy-4,5,9,9,13,19,20-heptamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.0¹,¹⁸.0⁴,¹⁷.0⁵,¹⁴.0⁸,¹³]tetracos-15-en-23-oneterpenoid
  • Nudicaucin Cterpenoid
  • ilexoside IIterpenoid
  • (R)-Linalyl beta-vicianosideterpenoid
  • Lafis-10terpenoid
  • N-{3-[4-(3-aminopropyl)piperazinyl]propyl}-ursolamideterpenoid
  • caffeic acidacid
  • caffeinenitrogen compoundreads as bitter taste (PubChem)
  • Mateglycoside Cterpenoid
  • Mateglycoside Aterpenoid
  • citric acidacidreads as strongly acidic taste (PubChem)
  • eugenolphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)
  • caprylic acidacidreads as slight odor (PubChem)
  • raffinosesugar
  • 2-Cyano-2,3-seco-4-yliden-olean-12-enoic acidterpenoid
  • 4-aza-A-homo-3-oxo-ursolic acidterpenoid
  • Matesaponin 1terpenoid
  • Matesaponin 3terpenoid
  • Matesaponin 4terpenoid
  • safrolereads as sassafras odor (PubChem)
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • neochlorogenic acidacid
  • rutinflavonoid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acidacid
  • alpha-iononeterpenoidreads as sweet-floral odor, reminiscent of violets (PubChem)
  • nictoflorinflavonoid
  • theobrominenitrogen compoundreads as bitter tasting alkaloid (PubChem)
  • trigonellinenitrogen compound
  • D-glucopyranosesugarreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • sucrosesugarreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)
  • trans-β-iononeterpenoidreads as warm woody, dry, and fruity odor (PubChem)
  • 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acidacid
  • (-)-3,5-Dicaffeoyl quinic acidacid
  • Ursolic acid acetateterpenoid
  • ursolic acidacid
  • Quinic acidacid
  • linaloolalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)
  • trans-caffeic acidphenol
  • Ziyuglycoside Iterpenoid
  • 1H-indolenitrogen compoundreads as light jasmine odor (PubChem)
  • 1-octanolalcoholreads as fresh orange rose odor (PubChem)
  • Ursonic acidterpenoid

Sources

  • Zwyrzykowska-Wodzińska et al. 2025, Molecules