Materva

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Materva

Materva is a mate soft drink, produced in Miami with herbs imported from South America. The Materva Soft Drink Company was founded in Matanzas, Cuba, in 1920. It was produced until 1960 when the Cuban Revolution nationalized all private industry. The rights to the drink were bought out by the competing Cawy Bottling Company of Miami in 1965.^[1] Materva is very popular among Cubans and other Hispanics in the United States.^[2] Some claim that the drink has health benefits, like improving one's immune system or sexual health.^[1]^[2] There is also a diet version called Diet Materva. Unlike the somewhat bitter tea-like mate on which it is based, Materva is sweet with almost a 'bubble-gum' flavor.

[edit] Ingredients

Carbonated Water, Sugar, Corn Sweeteners, Tartaric Acid, Extract of Mate, Caramel Color, Other Artificial Flavors, Caffeine, Preserved with Sodium Benzoate.^{[citation needed]}