Matcha has skyrocketed in popularity lately, with matcha shots, lattes,
teas, and even desserts appearing everywhere from health stores to coffee
shops. So let's learn about this product a little bit more!
Like green tea, matcha comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. However,
it’s grown differently and has a unique nutrient profile. Farmers grow
matcha by covering their tea plants 20–30 days before harvest to avoid
direct sunlight. This increases chlorophyll production, boosts the amino
acid content, and gives the plant a darker green hue. Once the tea leaves
are harvested, the stems and veins are removed and the leaves are ground
up into a fine powder known as matcha. Matcha contains the nutrients from
the entire tea leaf, which results in a greater amount of caffeine and
antioxidants than typically found in green tea. Studies of matcha and its
components have unearthed a variety of benefits, showing that it can help
protect the liver, promote heart health, and even aid in weight loss.
Here are 7 health benefits of matcha tea, all based on science:
While green matcha is made from the 'tea plant' Camellia Sinensis, the
blue, pink and red matcha's are tisanes but they have the same ability in
terms of coloring food naturally and dissolving in beverages to create
green/blue/pink/red matcha lattes for example.
