Well, matcha actually has quite a bit higher levels of
EGCG than other green teas — compared to the highest levels of EGCG in regular green tea reported in the medical literature, one study found that matcha had up to three times more EGCG!
While
green tea has a number of health benefits, including boosting the metabolism, improving brain function, and decreasing cancer growth, matcha kicks even these up a notch; according to mbg collective member Will Cole, D.C, «Matcha actually has quite a bit higher levels of
EGCG [epigallocatechin gallate, an epic antioxidant]
than other green teas — compared to the highest levels of
EGCG in regular
green tea reported in the medical literature, one study found that matcha had up to three times more
EGCG!»
Polyphenols, most of which are catechins (
EGCG being the most potent), are especially high in
green tea, more so
than other teas because
green tea leaves are not fermented or left to oxidize for as long.