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.”

5 studies match for “natural sweeteners”

2026Journal articleFree to read

Do Sweeteners Alter the Effects of Matcha? The Study of Natural versus Artificial Sweeteners on the Cognitive and Locomotive Activity of Drosophila melanogaster

Karalyn King, Helen Nguyen

Drosophila melanogaster were fed matcha green tea combined with either honey or Splenda over ten days, and assessed for survival, weight, locomotor performance and memory. Survival and memory were unaffected, but the high-sugar honey diet…

Other / not statedCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weight
2025Journal article

Creating a marshmallow formula with natural sweetener and matcha tea

E.A. Zachesova, I V Sergienko — Tovaroved prodovolstvennykh tovarov (Commodity specialist of food products)

… presents the results of developing a formulation for marshmallows with a natural sugar substitute and matcha tea. During the study, marshmallow samples with different component compositions were made: with sugar; with erythritol; …

Observational (human)Aroma, flavor and sensoryFood products and applicationsProcessing, milling and quality
2009Journal articleFree to read

Developing a Green Tea Based Natural Energy Drink

Natalie Ohanessian — DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University)

… c.) Ginseng as an Added Energy Source……………………………………………...16-17 F. Natural Sweeteners Being Utilized………………………………………………..…18-19 a.) Honey……………………………………………………………………………..……18 b.) Agave Nectar………………………………………………...…………………….…..19 G. …

Sensory / consumerAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 1×
2019Thesis or dissertation

Plan de negocios para la producción y comercialización de bebidas naturales frías a base del té de matcha en la ciudad de Quito

Molina Ávila, Ramiro Alexander

The food and beverage industry in Ecuador is one of the most important, as well as the most competitive, due to the variety of products offered by the participants, although these goods mostly have little added value and do not focus on…

Observational (human)Metabolism and weightFood products and applicationsMarket, culture and sustainabilityCited 1×

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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