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                      Enjoy The Rise of Natural Coffee Alternatives

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                      Japanese matcha and green tea

                      Japanese matcha and green tea

                      The smell of freshly ground and brewed, locally sourced coffee in the morning is enough to encourage the majority of us to get out of bed, especially on weekdays. Even as we spend our weekends off of work and outdoors with friends and family, coffee, as we know it, is our modern day centerpiece.

                      Let’s face it—coffee isn’t going anywhere, and as a satisfied consumer, that’s not what I’m seeking whatsoever. After all, it is what is currently fueling me to write this article. What I would like to shed some light on, however, is some of the innovative coffee alternatives that have found their way onto shelves ranging from local co-ops to convenience stores.

                      First things first, let’s give a shout-out to yerba mate, the ancient South American stimulant sourced from a tree in the rain forest. This unique tasting beverage was first really commercialized by Guayaki, a U.S.-based company that wanted to share its benefits with the world.

                      Yerba mate in calabash

                      Yerba mate in calabash

                      Next we have Runa, which was the first company to really bring guayusa to the market. Sourced from the Amazonian regions, guayusa was something that tribes would consume as a natural source of caffeine while the people of the tribes used this time to slow down and connect with one another. Its leaves are gathered from small trees in the rainforest and then dried and steeped with water to make a hot or cold beverage. Guayusa contains less caffeine per cup than coffee, but more caffeine per cup than green tea or yerba mate.

                      Japanese matcha

                      Japanese matcha

                      Another ancient beverage known for its caffeine content and high antioxidant levels is matcha, which stems from Japan and China. Historically, matcha was a rare type of tea processing that was used in tea ceremonies. There is still, to date, a traditional form of matcha on the market that is named ceremonial grade. Today, matcha has become so mainstream that even Starbucks began using it in some of its beverages a few years ago. Ito En, one of the longtime providers of matcha and other tea products, recently launched a new line of matcha powders called “matcha love,” which I love for their price range, freshness and offering of organic matcha.

                      Last but not least, maca, an antioxidant native to Peru, has been used for centuries for its stimulating and therapeutic effects. Re-introduced to North America during the superfood movement (which is still very much taking place), maca is one of many ancient superfoods that has recently become commercialized and thus more readily available. Today, food companies have brought innovative maca-containing products to the market, like SOL Natural Foods’ Macaccino. SOL’s new line of roasted maca has the perfect proportion of the inclusion of other ingredients for a delectable mouth feel and tasting note. It is wonderful consumed alone or with a splash of milk and sugar.

                      By Natalie Ohanessian

                      SOURCE: This article is posted by permission Delicious Living (and its parent company New Hope Network), a trusted voice in the natural living community for 30 years.

                       

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