Over the course of two years of research, I visited several farms and companies in search of the perfect mate, or someone who would be willing to work with us to create it.

We finally found a small area in the south of Brazil that produces what the natives like to call “mountain maté”. This product was a wild rainforest harvest, shade-grown, completely organic, and the plants were truly treated with love.

We then created a processing treatment to truly deliver full potential of this fantastic plant.

All branches are hand selected and gently clipped right before the first rays of sunlight strike the leaves, while they still hold the moist and the dew from the night before. This way is less traumatic to the plant and can have a healthy recovery.

The leaves are air dried, which means not dried over the fire like traditional maté. Eliminating contact with the smoke, as we understand that smoke is not commonly associated with good health. So that is why INATO does NOT have the traditional "smokie taste".

Keep the goodies inside! We choose to go against the traditional way to preserve the most natural moist and juices from the leaves as possible. We do that by doing a methodical inspection for moist during the air-drying process, skipping the aging part and vacuum sealing the bag at 1% oxygen.

INATO comes exclusively from a specific area in the south of Brazil; it grows deep in the Brazilian Rainforest among centennial trees, with wild animals, high elevation and ideal rainfall, temperature variations for the yerba maté to thrive. The soil is tested for minerals and ph contents to make sure the plants are healthy and nutrient rich.

Maintains it freshness from the moment of the harvest to the moment the bag is open. INATO is vacuum sealed with only 1% oxygen inside each bag. This way the oxidation process or aging is very minimum. So next time you open your INATO bag make sure to take a good whiff and smell the freshness. Feels like you are running in the rainforest.

INATO is sealed right after production and only opened by you within a few months!

We created large-scale machinery to eliminate the sticks and dust this way you can have your maté without the particles that may clog your straw or end up in your mouth. The leaves are also cut a specific surface size for an optimal brew experience and taste.

All branches are hand selected and gently clipped right before the first rays of sunlight strike the leaves, while they still hold the moist and the dew from the night before. This way is less traumatic to the plant and can have a healthy recovery.

The leaves are air dried, which means not dried over the fire like traditional maté. Eliminating contact with the smoke, as we understand that smoke is not commonly associated with good health. So that is why INATO does NOT have the traditional "smokie taste".

Keep the goodies inside! We choose to go against the traditional way to preserve the most natural moist and juices from the leaves as possible. We do that by doing a methodical inspection for moist during the air-drying process, skipping the aging part and vacuum sealing the bag at 1% oxygen.

INATO comes exclusively from a specific area in the south of Brazil; it grows deep in the Brazilian Rainforest among centennial trees, with wild animals, high elevation and ideal rainfall, temperature variations for the yerba maté to thrive. The soil is tested for minerals and ph contents to make sure the plants are healthy and nutrient rich.

Maintains it freshness from the moment of the harvest to the moment the bag is open. INATO is vacuum sealed with only 1% oxygen inside each bag. This way the oxidation process or aging is very minimum. So next time you open your INATO bag make sure to take a good whiff and smell the freshness. Feels like you are running in the rainforest.

INATO is sealed right after production and only opened by you within a few months! This way we void the mate to travel by ship overseas inside bulk bags that are normally not air tight.

We created large-scale machinery to eliminate the sticks and dust this way you can have your maté without the particles that may clog your straw or end up in your mouth. The leaves are also cut a specific surface size for an optimal brew experience and taste.

We developed a specific granulation that is the surfice area of the leaves is cut on a specific size and method to improve your brewering experience. The leaf size after grinded that we created allows you to brew it just like coffee and without clogging your strain straw or leaving dust on your maté when you use the french press.