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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.”

65 studies match for “characteristic”

2023Journal articleFree to read

Effect of direct tea plant covering on the incidence of anthracnose

Minoru Ichihara, Mikihiko Suzuki — Annual Report of The Kansai Plant Protection Society

… tea. To improve matcha production, it is important to investigate the characteristics of pest incidence under covering culture and develop suitable pest management strategies. In this study, we investigated the effects of direct …

Agronomy / cultivationCultivation and shadingMarket, culture and sustainability
2026Journal articleFree to read

Authentic Japanese Matcha Filling for Bakery & Pastry

kingwoodfood — Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

… exceptional mouthfeel while carefully balanced sweetness allows matcha's characteristic flavors to remain front and center. Formulated for stability across temperature applications, performing beautifully in both baked and no-bake …

Food science / processingProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryFood products and applications
2018Journal articleFree to read

Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antibacterial Potential of Different Drinks Based on Matcha Tea

A Burcuș, Emanuel Vamanu, Ionela Sârbu, et al. — IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering

… potential. Chromatographic (qualitative) analysis has demonstrated a characteristic distribution, and epicatechin and rutin have been identified as major bioactive compounds. Correlation of the anti-inflammatory potential with …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineGut and microbiomeCited 9×
2025Thesis or dissertation

Metody zpracování a analýzy bioaktivních látek v potravinách a nápojích

Sali Muriqi — Digitální knihovna Univerzity Pardubice (Univerzity Pardubice)

… in matcha tea, as well as the role of vibratory grinding time on the physical characteristics and phenolic bioaccessibility of carob powder. The third and last area of focus was the impact of brewing and drying techniques on the quality …

Observational (human)Processing, milling and qualityFood products and applicationsCognition, mood and stress
2024Journal article

Monitoring of carotenoids changes during the matcha drying process using a portable developed spectral analytical system

Jiang Y, Zareef M, Liu L, et al. — Journal of food composition and analysis : an official publication of the United Nations University, International Network of Food Data Systems

… iterative space shrinkage approach (VISSA) were employed to select the characteristic variables and establish the partial least square (PLS) calibration models. The BOSS-PLS model achieved optimum performance, with a correlation …

Chemical / analyticalProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryAuthenticity and analytical methods
2025Journal article

Comparative Analysis of Physiological, Growth, and Biochemical Traits in Tea Cultivars for Shaded Environments

The Korean Tea Society, Doobo Shim, Changhyun Sung, et al.

… producing high-quality powdered green tea (matcha). Because Cv_24 demonstrates characteristics distinct from existing cultivars, it is considered a promising variety for shaded cultivation in the Korean tea industry.

Agronomy / cultivationL-theanine and caffeineCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and quality
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

… own experience or knowledge. These quotes provide several clues to the special characteristics of the Japanese sencha tea ceremony, which were studied by investigating the differences between the tea books of the Ming-Qing dynasties and …

Other / not statedMarket, culture and sustainabilityProcessing, milling and quality
2009Journal articleFree to read

粉砕方法および粒度の異なる抹茶の流動性

Shin‐ichi Sawamura, Yasuhiro Haraguchi, Yasuda, Masatoshi, et al. — Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

… The fine and coarse powders classified after ball-milling had different characteristics. Furthermore, it was found that the electrostatic discharge of matcha can improve flowability, depending on humidity.

Food science / processingProcessing, milling and qualityAuthenticity and analytical methods

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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