Is Yerba Madre Organic Yerba Mate ultra-processed?

Herbal teas Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

12 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed herbal teas

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

filtered water, cane sugar (processing marker), yerba mate extract, yumberry juice concentrate, yerba mate, hibiscus flower (water, yerba mate, hibiscus flower), citric acid, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), caffeine

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR*, ORGANIC YERBA MATE EXTRACT*, ORGANIC YUMBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC BREWED YERBA MATE AND HIBISCUS FLOWER (WATER, ORGANIC YERBA MATE*, ORGANIC HIBISCUS FLOWER), CITRIC ACID, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC CAFFEINE

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 88 herbal teas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 82nd. 51% of the herbal teas here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 88 herbal teas, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0632432737775, last edited 28 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.