Matcha green tea is a variety of powdered green tea that may have even more powerful health
benefits than regular green tea.
Not exact matches
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!»
▻ matcha is a type of
green tea that is grown in Japan ▻ matcha is technically a «loose - leaf»
tea, but it's different
than other standard
teas because the
tea leaves that have been ground into a powder ▻ because the entire
tea leaf is consumed, you get more nutritional
benefits than regular steeped
tea (like vitamins, minerals & antioxidants) ▻ matcha has less caffeine
than coffee and the effect is said to be gentler and more gradual on the body ▻ when making matcha, make sure you select a high quality, ceremonial grade matcha that is shade grown from Japan