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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.

Tip: use "quotes" for an exact phrase, OR between alternatives, and a minus to leave a word out, for example fluoride OR pesticide. Related words are matched too, so “EGCG” also finds “epigallocatechin.”

38 studies match for “Obesity”

2022Journal articleFree to read

Té matcha: Mecanismos moleculares y disminución de riesgo cardiovascular. Una revisión de la literatura.

Sofía González-Londoño, Juan-José Mora-Florez, María Isabel Viana-Viana, et al. — Salutem Scientia Spiritus

… reduction of cardiovascular risk, this due to the multiple benefits such as body weight reduction, reduction of cholesterol levels and reduction of injury caused by free radicals that have catechins and flavonoids, the main components …

Systematic review / meta-analysisMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureAntioxidants and polyphenols
2026Journal articleFree to read

Matcha as a Source of Bioactive Compounds: A Review of Health-Promoting Properties and Potential Applications.

Sławińska P, Raczkowska E — Nutrients

… their effects on metabolic parameters such as glucose levels, lipid profile, body weight regulation, and gut microbiota composition. In addition, the potential influence of matcha-derived compounds on neurological function, systemic …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 2×
2025Journal articleFree to read

MATCHA TEA IN THE PREVENTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES: FROM OXIDATIVE STRESS TO NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION

Olaf Jadanowski, Amin Omidi, Klaudia Malec, et al. — International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science

… Matcha may beneficially influence lipid profiles, insulin sensitivity, body weight, and neuroprotective processes, and it also demonstrates chemopreventive potential. However, its limitations include the content of caffeine and …

Clinical trial (non-randomized)Cognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 1×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Do Sweeteners Alter the Effects of Matcha? The Study of Natural versus Artificial Sweeteners on the Cognitive and Locomotive Activity of Drosophila melanogaster

Karalyn King, Helen Nguyen

Drosophila melanogaster were fed matcha green tea combined with either honey or Splenda over ten days, and assessed for survival, weight, locomotor performance and memory. Survival and memory were unaffected, but the high-sugar honey diet…

Other / not statedCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weight
2026Journal articleFree to read

Matcha (Camellia sinensis): Bioactive Constituents, Pharmacological Activities, and Emerging Therapeutic Applications — A Comprehensive Review

Rohit Chavan*1, Rashmi Khairnar2, Pratiksha Aher2, Siddhi Avhad2 — Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

… antidiabetic, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, anti-obesity, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory — but matcha-specific human evidence backs only a handful of them. Most of the domain still rests on infusion or …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressure
2026Journal article

Hepatoprotective and nutraceutical effects of Spirulina platensis and Matcha green tea on Eimeria stiedae Infected Rabbits: An integrated in vivo and in silico approach.

Saleh MA, Khalil NW, Abdullah RH, et al. — Veterinary parasitology

… Treatment with SP and MGT, individually or combined, significantly improved body weight gain and feed conversion, reduced oocyst output, alleviated oxidative stress, normalized biochemical parameters, decreased serum cytokine levels, …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityCited 1×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Identification of xylene and toluene in commercial matcha tea and their associated hepatorenal toxicity in wistar rats

Russl Sameer Mhana, Amal Abbas — Journal of Biological Studies

… green tea, has become popular worldwide for its claimed antioxidant and weight loss effects. Nevertheless, safety and authenticity of commercial matcha products, especially those from local sources, remain poorly controlled. This …

Randomized controlled trialSafety, contaminants and toxicityInflammation and immunityProcessing, milling and quality
2026Journal articleFree to read

The possible Protective Effect of Matcha green tea against Acetic acid-induced colonic injury in Adult Albino Rats

Federal Institute for Risk Assessment — Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung Fachgruppe ZEBET - Datenbank und Informationsbeschaffung Abteilung Experimentelle Toxikologie und ZEBET

… will receive Matcha green tea orally by gastric gavage at a dose of 200 mg/kg body weight/day for 7 consecutive days. On day 8, the last Matcha dose will be followed by a single intrarectal administration of 2 mL of 4% acetic acid to …

Animal studyGut and microbiomeInflammation and immunityMetabolism and weight
2022Journal articleFree to read

An exploratory to analysis the effects of the dirrerent roles of mathca on lipid metabolism and intestinal flora regulation between normal and diabetic mice fed a high-fat diet

Jun Liu, Qiang Li, Rong Tan — Food Science and Technology

… of normal and diabetic mice. Results showed that diabetes had significant weight loss, hyperphagia, hyperlipidemia and intestinal flora disturbance, with particularly significantly increased Alistipes, Prevotella, Helicobacter, …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightGut and microbiomeMarket, culture and sustainabilityCited 5×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Effect of Matcha Tea on Fatty Liver in Experimental Rats

سارة علاء الدين محمد ربيع, سهام أحمد فراج, hend Mohamed, et al. — Ḥiwār Ǧanūb Ǧanūb

… Group (3): Comprised of rats injected with Oxytetracycline (120 mg/kg body weight of rat for three consecutive days) as a control positive group (+). Group (4): Comprise of Oxytetracycline-induced fatty liver rats that were …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsSkin, oral and dental
2021Journal articleFree to read

Tea for Sport and Fitness: A Scoping Review

Emma J. Derbyshire, Terri Bond, Jenkins G — Nutrition and Food Technology Open Access

… publications were identified with five focusing on outcomes related to body weight, composition, adiposity, or fat oxidation. Other reported outcomes included strength, muscle strength, or mass, oxidative/antioxidant and hydration …

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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