In our cognition, green means some images and feelings like, healthy, free of pollution, eco-friendly, fresh, grass and so on. Today, I am going to introduce a natural green powder: matcha. In our daily life, matcha is a product that some like it very much, others can not stand it at all, like durian which is also a fruit has two opposite likes. As matcha becomes popular around the world, some products of matcha flavor has aroused. In the market, we can see all kinds of matcha products, like cake, biscuits, smoothies, beverages, ice creams, etc. It is a green fine powder that you can add to anything just like a superfood.

What Is Matcha?

It is a green tea that people grind the leaves into powder, then here is matcha. At first, it was well enjoyed as tea in Asian, like China and Japan, where people prefer tea cultures since ancient times. In ancient China, this kind of tea was recorded in Shennong herbal classic as a traditional herb. In Tang dynasty, it became a daily drink for the wealth who ground the leaves into powder and then enjoyed a cup of tea with some snacks.

Health Benefits:

Matcha is rich in nutrients and trace elements necessary for the human body. Its main components are tea polyphenols, caffeine, free amino acids, chlorophyll, and protein and so on. It has an impact not only on physical health, but also on mental health.

• Anti-inflammatory Action of Matcha: Matcha is rich in catechins. It is a kind of plant compounds in tea and has the function of natural antioxidants. The body has several mechanisms to counteract oxidative stress by producing antioxidants, either naturally generated in situ (endogenous antioxidants), or externally supplied through foods (exogenous antioxidants). The roles of antioxidants are to neutralize the excess of free radicals, to protect the cells against their toxic effects and to contribute to disease prevention.[1]

• Eye Protection: In our daily life, people drink more Matcha tea can have an effect on eye protection, because Matcha tea is rich in vitamin A. This substance can increase the sensitivity of human visual nerve after being absorbed by the human body, prevent vision loss, alleviate eye fatigue and play a very positive role in maintaining human eye health.[2]

• Refresh Mind: Matcha is rich in theophylline and caffeine. These substances have a certain stimulating effect on the human central nerve system and can keep it in a excited condition. Therefore, people usually drink more Matcha tea can refresh their minds and relieve fatigue. In addition, Matcha is also rich in volatile oil, which also has a certain regulatory effect on human nerves. Its existence is also an important factor for Matcha to refresh the mind.[3]

• Antioxidant: The high content of polyphenols, amino acids (mainly tannins) and caffeine may increase the antioxidant performance of beverages. The proven benefits of green tea result from the presence of antioxidants, such as polyphenols which include a large number of compounds: Flavonols, flavandiols and phenolic acids, constituting even up to 30% of dry mass.[4]

• Vitamin C Supplementation: The function of vitamin C has been studied a lot in recent years. It is agreed that supplementing sufficient vitamin C is very beneficial to disease prevention and physical fitness. Matcha contains rich vitamin C, and the water temperature for brewing Matcha should not be too high, so vitamin C will not be damaged. Therefore, drinking Matcha is the best way to supplement natural vitamin C. Vitamin C also has an influence on the synthesis of collagen, which is the main structure-forming protein in the human body. A resource that is rich both in rutin and vitamin C can successfully support the circulatory system and protect against oxidative stress.[5]

Recipe:

Matcha Cake

Ingredients: Egg, sugar, blender, flour, baking powder, Matcha powder, milk

Step: 1. Separate the egg, egg white and egg yolk. Beat the egg white with sugar into hard bubbles in an electric mixing cup.

2. Mix the flour, baking powder and Matcha powder
3. Scatter the egg yolk, then add milk
4. Add egg yolk and flour to the beaten egg white and stir well
5. Pour the batter into acontainer
6. High fire in microwave oven for 3 minutes, then finished.

Matcha Ice Cream                                                   Matcha Sorbet

Matcha Latte                                                          Matcha Madeleine

Recommendation:

If you are a Matcha lover, you should try our Matcha powder, which is a pure powder in culinary grade, perfect for smoothies, lattes, baking, cake.

We source the finest green tea leaves which are shade-grown for three to four weeks before harvest, makes the leaves softer, sweeter, and brighter. After harvest, the tea leaves are quickly steamed, then dried and put into heated ovens for 20 minutes or so.

Workers then remove stems, twigs, and other unneeded parts and grind the leaves into powder.

• All natural, 100% pure.
• 100% Natural matcha tea that can be used in all of your favorite tea and drinks.
• For the better matcha green tea powder, the tea leaves were shade grown for at least three weeks, first harvest and stone ground.
• Matcha is rich in antioxidants, it is great source of natural energy to your body.

How It Tastes

Though it’s made from the same leaf, some people say matcha is sweeter and creamier than regular green tea. You may also notice a “grassiness” to the smell and taste.

References

1. Pham-Huy LA, He H, Pham-Huy C. Free radicals, antioxidants in disease and health. Int J Biomed Sci. 2008;4(2):89-96.

2.Maeda-Yamamoto M, Nishimura M, Kitaichi N, et al. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Daily Ingestion of Green Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) cv. "Yabukita" and "Sunrouge" on Eyestrain and Blood Pressure in Healthy Adults. Nutrients. 2018;10(5):569. Published 2018 May 6. doi:10.3390/nu10050569

3.Unno K, Furushima D, Hamamoto S, et al. Stress-Reducing Function of Matcha Green Tea in Animal Experiments and Clinical Trials. Nutrients. 2018;10(10):1468. Published 2018 Oct 10. doi:10.3390/nu10101468

4. Mandel S.A., Avramovich-Tirosh Y., Reznichenko L., Zheng H., Weinreb O., Amit T., Youdim M.B.H. Multifunctional activities of green tea catechins in neuroprotection. Modulation of cell survival genes, iron-dependent oxidative stress and PKC signaling pathway. Neurosignals. 2005;14:46–60. doi: 10.1159/000085385.

5. Jakubczyk K, Kochman J, Kwiatkowska A, et al. Antioxidant Properties and Nutritional Composition of Matcha Green Tea. Foods. 2020;9(4):483. Published 2020 Apr 12. doi:10.3390/foods9040483