Yerba Mate Sparkling Flavors | What Each Brand Offers

Canned sparkling yerba mate has become a soda alternative for people who want steady caffeine without the carbonation crash of sugary drinks. The flavor profiles are deliberately fruit-forward and approachable—far from the earthy, tea-like taste of traditional mate brewed with loose leaves in a gourd. Most brands land on the same winning formula: low sugar (or zero), noticeable but smooth caffeine, and a flavor that works equally well from a cooler or a desk drawer.

Below is what each major brand actually puts in its cans, plus where the flavor differences matter most to your day.

Guayakí Sparkling Yerba Mate: The Largest Flavor Range

Guayakí dominates the U.S. sparkling mate shelf with roughly ten flavors, all running about 80 mg caffeine per 12-ounce can. The base profile is carbonated mate sweetened with organic cane sugar—typically around 10 grams per can, which places it below most sodas but above the zero-sugar competitors. Common flavors include Sparkling Blackberry Mint, Sparkling Grapefruit Ginger, Sparkling Cranberry Pomegranate, and Sparkling Bluephoria. A variety pack on Amazon also includes Mint, Rosé, and Ginger Mate in a single order. The Sparkling Blackberry Mint listing (pack of 12, 12 oz cans) shows the calorie count at roughly 50–60 calories per can with moderate sugar—enough to taste sweet without the syrupy weight of a cola.

If you prefer to browse verified options rather than hunt individual cans, this site’s roundup of the best yerba mate sparkling varieties lists current pack formats and calorie counts across brands.

CLEAN Cause: Zero Calories, Higher Caffeine

CLEAN Cause markets itself as a sugar-free, zero-calorie sparkling mate. Its product page lists the beverage as organic and calorie-free, with 160 mg caffeine per can—roughly double Guayakí’s per-can dose and comparable to a standard 12-ounce coffee. The company also donates 50% of profits to addiction recovery, which is its stated differentiator beyond ingredient lines. Because every calorie and sugar count is zero, the flavor relies entirely on the mate itself plus natural flavors; it will taste less sweet and more herbal than Guayakí’s fruit-forward line. For anyone counting calories strictly or avoiding sugar entirely, this is the cleanest option available in the category.

How Each Flavor Family Actually Tastes

The citrus group—Lemon Elation, Orange Exuberance, Lima Limón—is the most soda-like. These taste closest to a lightly sweetened sparkling water with a mate aftertaste, not a tea. The berry and tropical group—Revel Berry, Tropical Uprising, Cranberry Pomegranate, Bluephoria—leans sweeter because the fruit notes mask the mate’s earthiness. The mint and ginger group—Blackberry Mint, Grapefruit Ginger—adds a cooling or spicy edge that cuts the carbonation bite, making them the most refreshing hot-weather picks. A single Amazon variety pack (Mint, Rosé, Ginger Mate, four cans each) is the easiest entry point if you want to test three profiles without committing to a full case of one.

What Matters When You Buy

Because caffeine content varies by brand (80–160 mg per can), anyone sensitive to caffeine should check the label before drinking a second can. Carbonation means these drinks handle like any sparkling beverage—no special prep, no gourd or bombilla required, just open and serve cold. The flavor range is wide enough that a single brand’s lineup covers everything from zero-sugar herbal to sweet fruit, so picking the right one usually comes down to your sugar and caffeine tolerance rather than the brand name itself.