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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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198 studies match for “green tea quality”

2025Journal articleFree to read

Use of «Matcha» green tea in the production of "Cinnabon" buns

О. П. Чернега, Анна Игоревна Курыжко — KSTU News

The article discusses the use of Matcha green tea in the production of Cinnabon buns to improve bakery products’ nutritional value and consumer properties. The study is aimed at studying the effect of Matcha green tea powder on the …

Observational (human)Antioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensory
2020Journal articleFree to read

Processing of green tea pastes by micro wet milling system: Influences on physicochemical and functional properties

Md Zohurul Islam, Yutaka Kitamura, Mito Kokawa, et al. — Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies

This study aimed to develop green tea paste using a new micro wet milling (MWM) system. The influence of milling conditions on the particle size, morphology, solubility, and antioxidant properties of Matcha, shaded Yabukita, unshaded …

Food science / processingAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityCited 12×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Compositional Diversity and Functional Interactions of Bioactive Compounds in Japanese Green Tea: Focus on Matcha, Sencha, and Gyokuro.

Unno K, Kameoka Y, Nakamura Y — Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Japanese green teas, including matcha, sencha, and gyokuro, are derived from the leaves of Camellia sinensis and contain bioactive compounds such as catechins, caffeine, and amino acids, notably theanine. However, the amounts and ratios of …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeine
2020Journal article

Effects of tea products on in vitro starch digestibility and eating quality of cooked rice using domestic cooking method.

Fu T, Niu L, Li Y, et al. — Food & function

… index that makes it difficult to control the blood glucose. Herein, instant green tea (IGT), instant black tea (IBT) and matcha (Mat) (1, 2 and 3% w/w, rice basis) were added to lower the in vitro starch digestibility and improve the …

In vitro / cell studyGut and microbiomeProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 30×
2025Journal article

INCREASING THE BREAD BIOLOGICAL VALUE BY INTRODUCING JAPANESE GREEN TEA MATCHA POWDER TO THE FORMULATION

Ol'ga Loretc, Лопаева Надежда Леонидовна, Olga Neverova, et al. — Вестник Красноярского государственного аграрного университета

The purpose of the study is to enrich wheat bread with matcha green tea. Objectives: analysis of the nutritional value and chemical composition of matcha, drawing up a recipe with the added additive, identifying changes in the organoleptic …

Food science / processingProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryFood products and applications
2022Journal articleFree to read

Fluoride Content of Matcha Tea Depending on Leaf Harvest Time and Brewing Conditions.

Jakubczyk K, Ligenza A, Gutowska I, et al. — Nutrients

Matcha, or powdered green tea (Camellia sinensis) of the Tencha type, is popular all around the world, and its consumption continues to rise. Because of its unique cultivation method, it is rich in phytochemicals and has many …

Agronomy / cultivationSafety, contaminants and toxicityCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityCited 7×
2018Journal articleFree to read

Antioxidant Activity of Different Forms of Green Tea: Loose Leaf, Bagged and Matcha

Sumaya Farooq, Amit Kumar Sehgal — Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal

Green tea is commercially available in three forms: loose leaf, bagged and powdered. The objective of this study was to compare the radical scavenging capacity of different forms of green tea like loose leaf (3), bagged (2) and powdered …

Other / not statedAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityCited 51×
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

… of 3% and 5% to food products could increase the nutritional 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, …

Sensory / consumerAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerProcessing, milling and quality
2009Journal article

Matcha, a powdered green tea, ameliorates the progression of renal and hepatic damage in type 2 diabetic OLETF rats.

Yamabe N, Kang KS, Hur JM, et al. — Journal of medicinal food

Matcha, a powdered green tea produced by grinding with a stone mill, has been popularly used in the traditional tea ceremony and foods in Japan. Matcha is well known to be richer in some nutritional elements and epigallocatechin …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 38×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Effects of matcha green tea on the pharmacokinetics of nadolol in rats.

Mashaqbeh ET, El-Elimat T, Alshogran OY, et al. — PloS one

… the potential for clinically significant interactions. Matcha, a shade-grown green tea consumed as an ultra-fine powder, is rich in catechins that may inhibit the transport of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) substrates such as nadolol. This study …

Animal studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineAuthenticity and analytical methods
2018Journal article

Fast nondestructive identification of steamed green tea powder adulterations in matcha by visible spectroscopy combined with chemometrics

Xiao‐Lan Yu, Yong He — Spectroscopy Letters

Compared with green tea powder, whether enzyme-deactivated by steam or pan-fire, matcha is rich in nutrients, but is more expensive. Using steamed green tea powder to adulterate matcha often occurs and this study provided an effective …

Chemical / analyticalProcessing, milling and qualityAuthenticity and analytical methodsCited 18×
2024Journal articleFree to read

THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MATCHA GREEN TEA TYPES AND THE MEAN OF SUPPLEMENTATION ON COLORED FEATHER BROILERS PERFORMANCE

Trần Thanh Vân, Nguyễn Thúy Mỵ, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quyen, et al. — TNU Journal of Science and Technology

Với mục đích đánh giá ảnh hưởng của các dạng chè xanh và phương pháp bổ sung chè xanh vào khẩu phần ăn cho gà thịt đến khả năng sản xuất, chúng tôi đã triển khai thí nghiệm trên 420 gà thịt King 303 từ 1- 13 tuần tuổi. Số gà thí nghiệm…

Animal studyProcessing, milling and quality
2024Journal articleFree to read

The Processing of a Novel Health Beverage Based on Extracts from Green Tea and Chios Mastiha

Aikaterini Itziou, Dimitris Ziouzios, Konstantinos Zaralis, et al. — Processes

… drinks based on bioactive extracts from valuable natural sources, such as green tea enriched with Chios mastiha, are considered. Currently, the transition towards the consumption of healthy and sustainable food and beverages …

Food science / processingGut and microbiomeProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensory
2025Journal articleFree to read

A Comparison of the Effects of Matcha and Green Tea on Enamel Surface Roughness

R Falah Abdulwahab, M Saleem Khalaf — DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

… throughout lifetime. Matcha is often acknowledged as the most aromatic type of tea and is considered to have the highest level of quality. It contains a significant amount of minerals, including fluoride. The aim of this study was to …

Randomized controlled trialSafety, contaminants and toxicitySkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and quality
2024Journal article

A comprehensive review of matcha: production, food application, potential health benefits, and gastrointestinal fate of main phenolics.

Ye JH, Fang QT, Zeng L, et al. — Critical reviews in food science and nutrition

Matcha, a powder processed from tea leaves, has a unique green tea flavor and appealing color, in addition to many other sought after functional properties for a wide range of formulated food applications (e.g., dairy products, bakery …

ReviewGut and microbiomeCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityCited 33×
2016Journal articleFree to read

The odor of matcha (Japanese powdered green tea) as the base note of green tea leaves

Toshio Hasegawa, Yasutsugu Tsukumo, Takashi Fujita, et al. — International Journal of Tea Science

… reported the group of aroma constituents that characterize the odor of sencha (green tea made from leaves) which is similar to but distinct from the odor of commercially available matcha (Japanese green tea made from powder).This study, …

Chemical / analyticalCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 3×
2016Journal articleFree to read

Characteristic Aroma Features of Tencha and Sencha Green Tea Leaves Manufactured by Different Processes.

Hasegawa T, Shimada Y, Saito H, et al. — Natural product communications

There are many varieties of tea (Camellia sinensis) obtained by different processing methods. In Japan, sencha tea has been used to brew beverages f6r centuries, and tencha leaves are used to make powdered green tea, matcha, which is used …

Chemical / analyticalCultivation and shadingAroma, flavor and sensoryAuthenticity and analytical methodsCited 9×
2023Journal articleFree to read

The combined effects of L-Carnitine and matcha green tea in the formulation of effervescent powder for weight loss management as a dietary supplement

Ajay Ramdas Nannar, Raosaheb S. Shendge, K. S. Salunkhe — BOHR Journal of Pharmaceutical Studies.

… functioning. Thus, in this review, we discuss and study L-carnitine and matcha green tea as supplements without any side effects on our body.

ReviewMetabolism and weightProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applications
2025Journal articleFree to read

Effect of Japanese Tea Addition on The Physical and Chemical Properties and Sensory Acceptance of Fermented Almond and Oat-Based Fermented Drinks

Reno Fitri, Diana Lo — Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

… alternative to dairy products. This study examined the effect of Japanese tea addition (matcha, green tea, and hojicha at 0.3 % w·v -1 ) on the physical, chemical, and sensory properties of fermented almond and oat drinks. Almond …

Food science / processingGut and microbiomeProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensory
2020Journal article

Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy combined with chemometrics for determination of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity in different tea types.

Bilge G, Özdemir KS — Journal of the science of food and agriculture

… (AA) and total phenolic content (TPC) variations of different kinds of teas depending on the infusion temperature and time by using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) combined chemometrics as a rapid method. In this …

Chemical / analyticalAntioxidants and polyphenolsAuthenticity and analytical methodsProcessing, milling and qualityCited 10×

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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