Chemical Properties
The concrete and absolute, prepared by traditional methods from dried, comminuted leaves. Maté has a very rich her baceous, green, leafy odor reminiscent of maté. Also see Maté.
Physical properties
Maté is a viscous, semisolid, dark-green mass. The distilled absolute yields a pale-colored extract.
Aroma threshold values: Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: tobacco, hay, leafy tea with leather, woody and dried fruit notes
Definition
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Ilex paraguayensis, Aquifoliaceae.
