Basic Cooking Matcha

Name: Basic Cooking Matcha
Brand: Obubu Tea Farms
Price: 11.27 USD

Culinary, sourced from Kyoto, Yabukita cultivar

Astringent

¥1800 (100g) — ~$11.27 USD (converted)

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Grade

Culinary

Cultivar

Yabukita

Region

Kyoto

Certification

Organic

Sourcing

Kyoto, Japan

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Tasting notes

Astringent

Medium

Sharp

Short

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

77 mg/g

Yabukita cultivar — Shimadzu Corp. / NARO joint HPLC analysis, Application News No. L583 (2020) — Yabukita cultivar, 7.70 g/100g EGCG

Pricing as disclosed

100g — ¥1800 (~$11.27 USD)

Full details

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Variants: [ { "size": "100g ziplock bag", "price": "¥1,800", "sku": "GBMZOBY-00100-a052", "shipping_weight": "150g", "dimensions": "21 x 12 x 1.75 cm" }, { "size": "500g ziplock bag", "price": "¥14,295", "sku": "GBMZOBY-00500-a052", "dimensions": "21 x 12 x 1.75 cm" } ]
Also Available At: https://obubutea.com/shop/green-tea/matcha/basic-cooking-matcha/ (parent/variant-selector page) and https://obubutea.com/shop/cooking/basic-cooking-matcha/ (cooking category listing)
Cultivar: Yabukita
Origin Region Farm: Wazuka, Kyoto
Harvest Timing: October (autumn harvest)
Cultivation Method: Unshaded
Processing: Steamed, Dried, Ground (ground via ball mill)
Grade Tier: Cooking/culinary grade (entry-level cooking matcha)
Tasting Profile: { "taste": "Astringent", "body": "Medium", "texture": "Sharp", "length": "Short" }
Description Text: Created for thrifty cooks, using tea leaves from the autumn harvest, ground to a powder using a ball mill. Astringent and bright taste that blends well with other ingredients.
General Matcha Education Blurb: Page includes generic Obubu copy: matcha is 'a fine powder made from whole ground tealeaves' with 'rich flavour and deep green colour,' traditionally prepared by dissolving powder in hot water with a bamboo whisk (chasen).
Farmer Bio: Attributed to Akihiro "Akky" Kita, Obubu's company president and lead farmer.
Certifications: None disclosed
Awards: None disclosed
Shelf Life: Not disclosed
Review Ratings Counts: 0 reviews / no reviews yet
Related Products Shown: Genmaicha, Kukicha varieties, Organic Kabuse Sencha
Categories Tags: Cooking, Cooking Powders, Green Tea, Matcha

Research notes

Product exists as separate WooCommerce pages per size (100g and 500g fetched separately); no single page lists both prices together. The 'shipping weight' field (150g) exceeds the stated net content (100g), consistent with WooCommerce shipping-weight metadata including packaging rather than an error in net weight.