CulinaryCulinary Grade Matcha
Culinary, sourced from Nishio
Pricing available on product page
Priced by count (sticks, tea bags, or multi-pack bundles) rather than a package weight, so there's no comparable per-gram figure here.
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Culinary
Region
Nishio
Sourcing
Nishio, Japan
View the full sourcing map →Tasting notes
Stronger green tea flavor and mild astringency, suitable for cooking, blending, shaking, and baking
Composition
L-theanine
13.68 mg/g
Culinary-grade published estimate — Goto et al., lower-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.80:23-28 (1994)
EGCG
75.1 mg/g
Culinary-grade published estimate — Goto et al., lower-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.83:21-28 (1996)
Full details
Everything disclosed on the product page (14 fields)▾
- Product Name On Page
- Matcha Tea - Culinary Grade 100g Bag
- Price
- $26.00 (currently sold out at time of check)
- Multi Pack Offers
- [ "3 Bags: 'Buy 3 and Save $10!'", "5 Bags option also listed" ]
- Grade
- Culinary/Cooking Grade (non-organic line)
- Region
- Nishio, Japan — page states it is 'sourced from the exact same farms as the Kenko Premium grade'
- Composition
- 100% pure stone-ground tea leaves
- Processing
- Ground to order using stone grinding methods
- Tasting Description
- Stronger green tea flavor and mild astringency, suitable for cooking, blending, shaking, and baking
- Certifications
- [ "Non-GMO", "Raw", "Vegan friendly", "Gluten free", "Dairy free", "Tested for heavy metal, pesticide, and radiation" ]
- Notably Absent Certification
- No USDA Organic claim (distinguishing it from Organic Culinary Grade Matcha)
- Usage Applications
- [ "Smoothies", "ice cream", "lattes", "cupcakes", "pasta", "chocolate" ]
- Claimed Benefits
- Contains L-theanine, natural metabolism booster, increases energy up to 6 hours, full of antioxidants
- Promotion
- 15% off with code FIRST15; free US shipping on all orders
- Reviews
- 98 total reviews; 85% five-star (83 reviews)
Research notes
This SKU explicitly discloses that it is sourced from the same Nishio farms as Kenko's Premium (non-organic ceremonial) grade — useful provenance detail not given on the Organic Culinary Grade product page.
