MatchaDB

Research

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.”

4 studies match for “minimum inhibitory concentration”

2025Journal articleFree to read

Polyphenolic profiles, antioxidant capacity, and antibacterial activity of green tea, matcha tea, black tea, and yerba mate extracts

Kadrin Meremäe, Piret Raudsepp, Linda Rusalepp, et al. — Applied Food Research

… area at 280 nm. TAC was measured by the DPPH and Folin-Ciocalteu methods. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Campylobacter jejuni were determined …

Chemical / analyticalAntioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityAuthenticity and analytical methodsCited 17×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of tea and mate extracts

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

… TAC was determined spectrophotometrically using the Folin-Ciocalteu method. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Campylobacter jejuni were determined by …

Observational (human)Antioxidants and polyphenolsInflammation and immunityProcessing, milling and quality
2026Journal articleFree to read

UPLC profiling of matcha extract capping biosynthesized copper oxide nanoparticles and their antimicrobial and cytotoxic potentials.

Batouti ME, Al-Harby NF, Abdelwahab MS, et al. — Scientific reports

… robust efficacy against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, with a minimum inhibitory concentration of 250 µg/ml. CuO NPs-matcha exhibited significant, dose-dependent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and Caco-2 carcinoma cells, with …

In vitro / cell studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerInflammation and immunityCited 1×
2020Journal articleFree to read

Antibacterial Efficacy of Novel Eastern Medicine-Inspired Toothpastes Compared to Commercial Formulations

Joshua S Goldfaden — Pacific Journal of Health

… (teeth cells), resulting in cellular death. Regarding triclosan, even in small concentrations within toothpaste, has been found to downregulate anticancer genes. Concerning SLS, this ingredient contributes to the formation and …

Food science / processingSafety, contaminants and toxicityInflammation and immunitySkin, oral and dentalCited 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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