MatchaDB

Research

The Global Matcha Research Library

641 papers, trials, theses and preprints that study matcha, gathered from PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC, tagged by study type and topic, and linked back to every source. We keep abstracts and citations; the full text stays with its publisher.

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341 studies match for “red tea”

2023Journal article

Changes in Matcha Quality and Growth Characteristics from Cultivation under Different Shading

The Korean Tea Society, Changhyun Sung, Jung Gyu Hwang, et al. — 한국차학회지

The term matcha means that tea leaves cultivated under shade are prepared by pulverizing the leaves with a grinding machine (such as a stone mill or a ball mill), turning the tea leaves into a fine powder. There is a great difference in …

Food science / processingAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCultivation and shading
2009Journal articleFree to read

Developing a Green Tea Based Natural Energy Drink

Natalie Ohanessian — DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University)

Problems with Traditional Energy Drink………………………….....…3-7 a.) Added Ingredients………………………………………………………………..………3 b.) Caffeine Levels……………………………………………………………...…………4-5 c.) FDA Regulations……………………………………………………………………....…5 d.) Advertisement of …

Sensory / consumerAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 1×
2022Journal articleFree to read

Prospective Medicinal Plants and Their Phytochemicals Shielding Autoimmune and Cancer Patients Against the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Special Focus on Matcha.

Kiriacos CJ, Khedr MR, Tadros M, et al. — Frontiers in oncology

… SARS-CoV-2. All citizens are at risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, but a red warning sign has been directed towards cancer and immune-compromised patients in particular. These groups of patients are not only more prone to catch the …

ReviewAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerInflammation and immunityCited 10×
2018Journal articleFree to read

Acceptance of the tea books of the Ming-Qing dynasties in the sencha tea books of the Edo dynasty

文郁 李, Wenyu LI — Hiroshima University Institutional Repository

In addition to the matcha tea ceremony, the sencha tea ceremony is another popular Japanese tea ceremony. In the matcha tea ceremony, tea leaves milled into powder are dissolved in hot water before drinking. In contrast, the sencha tea …

Other / not statedMarket, culture and sustainabilityProcessing, milling and quality
2026Journal articleFree to read

Authentic Japanese Matcha Filling for Bakery & Pastry

kingwoodfood — Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

… Filling delivers distinctive umami-rich flavor of premium Japanese green tea in a versatile bakery format. Captures matcha's complex character: grassy notes balanced with subtle sweetness and unique savory undertones matcha lovers …

Food science / processingProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryFood products and applications
2026Journal articleFree to read

UPLC profiling of matcha extract capping biosynthesized copper oxide nanoparticles and their antimicrobial and cytotoxic potentials.

Batouti ME, Al-Harby NF, Abdelwahab MS, et al. — Scientific reports

… process of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) utilizing matcha green tea extract as a sustainable reducing and functionalizing agent. UPLC-MS analysis revealed the presence of significant bioactive phytochemicals, notably …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerInflammation and immunityCited 1×
2013Journal articleFree to read

Objective Evaluation of Astringent and Umami Taste Intensities of Matcha using a Taste Sensor System

Tomomi Ujihara, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Hidekazu Ikezaki — Food Science and Technology Research

Matcha is a kind of Japanese green tea that is traditionally used for the Japanese tea ceremony, Sado, and has, in recent years, also been used as a food ingredient. In addition, Sado and food items containing matcha are becoming popular …

Observational (human)Antioxidants and polyphenolsAroma, flavor and sensoryProcessing, milling and qualityCited 29×
2022Journal articleFree to read

Impact of Bioactive Compounds of Plant Leaf Powders in White Chocolate Production: Changes in Antioxidant Properties during the Technological Processes.

Poliński S, Topka P, Tańska M, et al. — Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

Bioactive compounds present in the powdered leaves of matcha green tea (Camellia sinensis L.) (MGTP) and moringa (Moringa oleifera) (MOLP) seem to be related to health benefits due to their antioxidant properties. The growing accessibility …

Other / not statedAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applicationsCited 14×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Influence of pH levels and beverage exposure on force decay and color stability of orthodontic elastomeric chains: An experimental study.

Blagec T, Šimunović L, Pili Gjumlić S, et al. — The Saudi dental journal

… used beverages. Materials and methods: A total of 120 chain cuts were prepared from 2 different manufacturers (GC Orthodontics Europe GmbH, Breckerfeld, Germany, and FORESTADENT® - Bernhard Foerster GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany). …

Food science / processingSkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applicationsCited 6×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Hub. 0857 4523 9520, Pabrik Produsen Bubuk Minuman Recommended di Malang Jawa Timur Welljoy Innovation Center

bintanglimamedia — Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

… rasa bubuk minuman yang cocok untuk berbagai jenis usaha minuman seperti: Thai Tea, Matcha, Taro, Red Velvet, Chocolate, Kopi, Fruit Series, Squash Tea, Milkshake dan berbagai varian kekinian lainnya. Produk Welljoy terkenal memiliki rasa …

Other / not statedProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryFood products and applications
2019Journal articleFree to read

Food from Nowhere: Complicating Cultural Food Colonialism to Understand Matcha as Superfood

Nick Dreher — Graduate Journal of Food Studies

… eaters abstract | Matcha has served as the focal point of the Japanese tea ceremony, chanoyu, for hundreds of years.More recently, this powdered green tea has arrived on the shores of North America as one of the latest superfood …

Other / not statedAuthenticity and analytical methodsMarket, culture and sustainabilityCognition, mood and stressCited 3×
2025Thesis or dissertation

Matcha mania : anatomie d’un nouveau mythe du bien-être. Étude des marques de thé matcha françaises

Léanne Coste — HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

… spirituelle profonde héritée de la cérémonie du thé. Parallèlement à la redéfinition occidentale du bien-être, une relecture sélective du matcha s’est opérée, le transformant en superaliment mythifié, porteur d’une promesse de …

Other / not statedMarket, culture and sustainabilitySkin, oral and dental
2026Journal article

Anxiolytic-like effects using adult zebrafish, bioaccessibility and phenolic profile of matcha and sugarcane beverages.

Tavares TRP, De Menezes FL, De Brito Araújo AJ, et al. — Nutritional neuroscience

… sugarcane juice, and medicinal plants chamomile (CT) and lemon balm (LB) tea extracts. Methods: For this, the anxiolytic-like effects were assessed using the in vivo adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) model for behavioral and …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressSkin, oral and dentalFood products and applications
2026Journal articleFree to read

Matcha as a source of bioactive compounds - current evidence on biological properties and potential clinical relevance

Dominika Joanna Duczmal-Zowczak, Tomasz Zowczak, Jakub Tomasz Duczmal, et al. — Quality in Sport

Background: Matcha is a powdered form of Camellia sinensis produced using shaded cultivation and consumed as whole powdered tea leaves, resulting in exposure to bioactive compounds including catechins, caffeine, L-theanine and …

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenols

How this library is built

Every record comes from three open scholarly indexes — PubMed, OpenAlex and Europe PMC — searched for the word “matcha.” Records are merged by DOI and PubMed ID so each study appears once. A paper is kept only if matcha appears in its title, abstract, author keywords or subject terms and the text is about tea or food, which filters out the surname Matcha, software called Matcha, and the Scandinavian verb “matcha” (to match).

Study type and topic tags are assigned automatically from each paper's own title, abstract and subject terms using fixed keyword rules — no guesses, and papers without an abstract are marked as unclassified. Automatic tagging is imperfect, so treat tags as a way to narrow a search, not as a verdict on a paper's quality. A study being listed here is not an endorsement of its findings.

Coverage: this is every indexed paper that names matcha, not every study of green tea or its compounds (those are far more numerous). Papers that mention matcha only in passing are hidden by default. Work that never uses the word “matcha,” and publications outside these indexes, are not included. The library was last rebuilt October 20, 2026.

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