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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.

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37 studies match for “natural antioxidants”

2021Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Exhibits Bactericidal Activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Inhibits Functional Pneumolysin.

Sasagawa K, Domon H, Sakagami R, et al. — Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

… of pneumococcal pneumonia. In recent years, the use of traditional natural substances for prevention has drawn attention because of the increasing antibacterial drug resistance of S. pneumoniae. According to some studies, …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityCognition, mood and stressCited 10×
2025Journal articleFree to read

Honey-Propolis-Enriched Pectin Films for Active Packaging of Soluble Coffee and Matcha Powders.

Pauliuc D, Dranca F, Spinei M, et al. — Gels (Basel, Switzerland)

… raw propolis powder at 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3% (w/w, relative to honey) as a natural source of bioactive compounds for sustainable packaging of soluble coffee and matcha powders. The study aims to provide sustainable and functional …

Food science / processingAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applications
2025Journal articleFree to read

Development of matcha yogurt technology and its physiological-hygienic assessment

I. V. Skulska, O. Y. Tsisaryk, V. Y. Holubev — Scientific Messenger of LNU of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies

… driven by the growing demand for products with enhanced biological value and antioxidant activity, as well as the increasing trend toward incorporating natural sources of polyphenols into the dairy industry. Matcha, as a finely ground …

Observational (human)Antioxidants and polyphenolsAroma, flavor and sensoryFood products and applications
2025Journal articleFree to read

Effect of Adding Matcha Powder (Green Tea) on Improvement Chemical and Sensorial Properties of Pudding

Nada M. A. A. Ramadan, Mona M. Khalil, Rania E. El-Gammal, et al. — Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences

… value and sensory quality of product. These results are satisfactory for a natural product such as matcha. Therefore, the study recommended adding matcha to food products, especially pudding, to increase their nutritional value and …

Sensory / consumerAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerProcessing, milling and quality
2026Journal articleFree to read

Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of tea and mate extracts

Kadrin Meremäe, Piret Raudsepp, Linda Rusalepp, et al. — EMU DSpace

Consumers are increasingly interested in natural, plant-based additives as alternatives to synthetic compounds in food products. This study investigated the polyphenolic profiles, total polyphenol content (TPC), total antioxidant capacity …

Observational (human)Antioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityProcessing, milling and quality
2025Journal article

Development and characterization of bio-based composite films with matcha powder: Impact of matcha concentration and glutaraldehyde crosslinking on properties

Ayşe Nur Zambak, Sema Samatya Yılmaz, Bedriye Uçpinar, et al. — Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

… into this matrix at varying concentrations (1%, 2%, 5%, 10 wt%) as a natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent. To enhance structural performance, glutaraldehyde (GLA) was used as a cross-linking agent. The non-crosslinked and …

Other / not statedAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityProcessing, milling and quality
2025PreprintFree to read

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SPECIALTY TEA EXTRACTS FROM MULTISTAGE EXTRACTIONS USING SOLVENTS TREATMENTS

Emily Kipsura, Robert Koech, Simon Mwangi, et al. — bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

… obtaining extract rich in polyphenols, and methylene chloride for isolation of natural caffeine. For high yield of all polyphenols, water was found to be the solvent of choice of tea extracts without regarding the specific class of …

Chemical / analyticalAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCognition, mood and stress
2018Thesis or dissertation

Pendugaan umur simpan permen matcha cajuputs menggunakan metode accelerated shelf-life test dengan model arrhenius = Shelf life prediction for matcha cajuputs candy using accelerated shelf-life test method based on arrhenius model

Andrea Angelina

… and has been proven to have some beneficial health effects. Besides giving natural antioxidant value, addition of matcha could also gives natural green color for cajuputs candy. Acceptance value using rating hedonic test toward …

Food science / processingAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityMarket, culture and sustainability
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

… a fine-powder 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 …

Randomized controlled trialSafety, contaminants and toxicityInflammation and immunityProcessing, milling and quality
n.d.Thesis or dissertationFree to read

抹茶は肺炎球菌に対して殺菌作用および肺炎球菌由来の細胞膜傷害毒素ニューモリシンに対して阻害作用を示す

Karin Sasagawa — Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

… of pneumococcal pneumonia. In recent years, the use of traditional natural substances for prevention has drawn attention because of the increasing antibacterial drug resistance of S. pneumoniae. According to some studies, …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityCognition, mood and stress

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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