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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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14 studies match for “metabolic response”

2018Journal articleFree to read

Enrichment of Biscuits with Matcha Green Tea Powder: Its Impact on Consumer Acceptability and Acute Metabolic Response.

Phongnarisorn B, Orfila C, Holmes M, et al. — Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

… MGTP did not significantly affect the postprandial glucose or triglyceride response (area under curve) compared to non-enriched biscuits consumed with water or MGTP drink. Enriching biscuits with Matcha green tea is acceptable to …

Observational (human)Metabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityCited 40×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Matcha versus Coffee: Comparative Effects on Cognitive Performance, Stress Response and Cardiometabolic Health in Physically Active Individuals – A Narrative Review

Aleksandra Wojtera, Szymon Bojanowski, Marcelina Skajewska, et al. — Quality in Sport

… profiles of these beverages contribute to different physiological responses. Direct comparisons between matcha and coffee remain limited. Aim. We aim to compare the effects of matcha and coffee on cognitive performance, …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressure
2017Journal article

No Adverse Effects of Matcha Green Tea Powder on Metabolic and Physiological Responses during Running

Mark E. T. Willems, Julianne Doherty, Sam David Blacker — Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

… to support enhanced fat oxidation and increased endurance performance. The metabolic and physiologic responses of short-duration intake of Matcha green tea powder during exercise are not known. PURPOSE: To examine the metabolic and …

Other / not statedMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureAntioxidants and polyphenols
2017Thesis or dissertation

Effect of Matcha green tea powder in shortbread biscuits on consumer acceptability and acute metabolic response

Benjapor Phongnarisorn — White Rose eTheses Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

… of its consumption on postprandial blood glucose, triglyceride, and satiety responses. In the first instance, the phytochemical composition of the MGTP was determined and compared to green tea extract powder (GTEP), another popular …

Clinical trial (non-randomized)Metabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeine
2021Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Alleviates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Regulating Lipid Metabolism and Inflammatory Responses.

Zhou J, Yu Y, Ding L, et al. — Nutrients

… food additive. It has proved to be effective in preventing obesity and related metabolic syndromes. However, the underlying mechanisms of its control effects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are complicated and remain …

Animal studyMetabolism and weightInflammation and immunityAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 48×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Effects of three-week intake of Matcha green tea powder on heart rate variability metrics

Mark E. T. Willems, Cameron Thomas Foster — Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals

… with Matcha green tea consumption. Green tea consumption is known to have metabolic effects but is also consumed for supposed calming effects. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of encapsulated Matcha green tea …

Randomized controlled trialMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 2×
2023Journal articleFree to read

The therapeutic potential of matcha tea: A critical review on human and animal studies.

Sokary S, Al-Asmakh M, Zakaria Z, et al. — Current research in food science

… health benefits, including an enhancing effect on cognitive function, cardio-metabolic health, and anti-tumorogenesis. To date, randomized clinical trials (RCT) showed that matcha decreases stress, slightly enhances attention and …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureCited 49×
2025Journal article

Different performance of tea plants to shade based on key metabolites and transcriptome profiles: case study of cultivars Longjing 43 and Yabukita.

Li WX, Fang QT, Han QO, et al. — Physiologia plantarum

… is widely used in tea cultivation to improve quality by modulating various metabolic pathways in tea plants. However, the differential sensitivity of specific metabolites and the cultivar-dependent responses to shading are not yet …

Agronomy / cultivationMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCultivation and shadingCited 6×
2025Journal articleFree to read

Understanding the role of green tea and matcha consumption in cardiovascular health, obesity, and diabetes: Insights from a Saudi Arabian population

Faisal Alsenani, Nasser Alotaiq, Doni Dermawan, et al. — Human Nutrition & Metabolism

… the study highlights the importance of considering individual variations in response to these beverages, as evidenced by reported side effects like irregular heartbeats. Overall, this study contributes to understanding the role of …

Observational (human)Metabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 5×
2018Journal articleFree to read

Matcha green tea (MGT) inhibits the propagation of cancer stem cells (CSCs), by targeting mitochondrial metabolism, glycolysis and multiple cell signalling pathways.

Bonuccelli G, Sotgia F, Lisanti MP — Aging

… to systematically dissect the effects of MGT at the cellular level, via i) metabolic phenotyping and ii) unbiased proteomics analysis. Our results indicate that MGT is indeed sufficient to inhibit the propagation of breast cancer stem …

In vitro / cell studyMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerCited 66×
2022Journal articleFree to read

Effect of Shading on the Morphological, Physiological, and Biochemical Characteristics as Well as the Transcriptome of Matcha Green Tea.

Chen X, Ye K, Xu Y, et al. — International journal of molecular sciences

… of which 1151 and 1637 were respectively upregulated and downregulated in response to shading. The GO and KEGG enrichment analyses indicated that most of the DEGs were associated with metabolic processes (e.g., MAPK signaling, …

Agronomy / cultivationAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCultivation and shadingCited 42×
2018Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Drinks Enhance Fat Oxidation During Brisk Walking in Females.

Willems MET, Şahin MA, Cook MD — International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism

… is consumed as a drink. We examined the effect of Matcha green tea drinks on metabolic, physiological, and perceived intensity responses during brisk walking. A total of 13 females (age: 27 ± 8 years, body mass: 65 ± 7 kg, height: 166 ± …

Randomized controlled trialMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 35×
2021Journal articleFree to read

Three Weeks Daily Intake of Matcha Green Tea Powder Affects Substrate Oxidation during Moderate-Intensity Exercise in Females.

Willems MET, Fry HL, Belding MA, et al. — Journal of dietary supplements

… walking test to determine the individual moderate exercise intensity (four metabolic equivalent) for the subsequent 30-min treadmill walk. The study had a randomized placebo-controlled cross-over design with participants tested …

Randomized controlled trialMetabolism and weightProcessing, milling and qualityCardiovascular and blood pressureCited 10×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Green Tea Attenuates the Particulate Matter (PM)2.5-Exposed Gut-Brain Axis Dysfunction through Regulation of Intestinal Microenvironment and Hormonal Changes.

Kim JM, Lee HL, Go MJ, et al. — Journal of microbiology and biotechnology

… regulatory effect of intestinal tight junction (TJ) protein, inflammatory response, and apoptotic biomarkers. In addition, EM improved PM2.5-induced tryptophan-related hormonal metabolic dysfunction in intestinal tissue and serum. …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCancerCited 3×

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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