"Chimarrao" and "terere" are popular beverages consumed in South America prepared using mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil.). "Chimarrao" consists of a partial infusion where hot water is added, while "terere" is a total infusion, with addition of cold water. This study was designed to simulate preparation of these beverages for consumption, in order to estimate the total amount of xanthines and phenolic compounds in aqueous extracts that would be ingested by the consumer. Different commercial types of mate were employed for "chimarrao" preparation (native, smooth, traditional, and course-ground), and these were compared to "terere". In "chimarrao", beverages from coarse-ground mate showed the highest levels of xanthines. However, "terere" presented quantities 2.5 times higher than the beverage of the coarse-ground mate. Considering the total phenolics in "chimarrao", there was no difference between the types of herbs, but in "terere", the extraction of almost all of the phenolics was observed.
Mate herb, Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil., is a plant cultivated in South America. Studies have evidenced the presence of phenolic compounds in mate herb, however, there are no reports on the contents of these compounds in different types of mate herb sold in the South Region of Brazil. In this study, capillary zone electrophoresis was used to quantify phenolic compounds in three lots of each of four types of commercial mate herb (traditional, native, large ground, and suave). Analysis was performed before and after acid hydrolysis. Hydrolysis time, temperature and chloridric acid concentration were optimized by central composite design to maximize the amounts of free phenolic compounds obtained after hydrolysis. Before hydrolysis, high amounts of rutin were detected, while after hydrolysis, high amounts of caffeic acid and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid were obtained, giving evidence that mate herb should be further investigated as a major source of these compounds.
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