Abstract
This chapter concerns the correct interpretation of many claimed safety properties ascribed to Ilex paraguariensis (yerba mate) from the safety viewpoint, on the basis of the chemical composition of different yerba mate products. The daily intake of active principles is important enough, and the qualitative identification of these molecules is critical, taking into account that yerba mate is consumed as hot and the cold infusions (generally named mate, chimarrão, and tererê). The chemical profile of these infusions comprehends polyphenols, xanthines (purine alkaloids), saponins (natural glycosides), minerals and trace elements, and also vitamins. The main health properties ascribed to yerba mate may be correlated to these categories and main representative active principles, with the exclusion of vitamins which can be found in a plethora of non-I. paraguariensis vegetables.
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Abbreviations
- Boron:
-
B
- Cobalt:
-
Co
- Copper:
-
Cu
- Iodine:
-
I
- Iron:
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Fe
- Manganese:
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Mn
- Molybdenum:
-
Mo
- Reactive oxygen species:
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ROS
- Zinc:
-
Zn
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Iommi, C. (2021). Bioactive Features of Yerba Mate Infusions: Alkaloids, Phenolics, and Other Stimulating Compounds. 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_4
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