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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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61 studies match for “performance”

2017Journal articleFree to read

An intervention study on the effect of matcha tea, in drink and snack bar formats, on mood and cognitive performance.

Dietz C, Dekker M, Piqueras-Fiszman B — Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

… epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), and caffeine, affect mood and cognitive performance. However, to date there are no studies assessing the effect of matcha tea itself. The present study investigates these effects by means of a human …

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 66×
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

Shading 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

Unveiling the effect of chia seeds and matcha tea on growth performance, metabolism, carcass characteristics, and gene expression on New Zealand rabbits.

Mohamed AAA, Soliman ASH, Mourad SS — Scientific reports

… were the experimental period. At the end of this experiment, we studied growth performance, metabolism, carcass characteristics, and some gene expression related to the growth factor family, hepatic metabolism, lipid profile, iron …

Food science / processingCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 1×
2022Journal articleFree to read

Organic Acid Analysis in Green Tea Leaves Using High-performance Liquid Chromatography.

Shirai N — Journal of oleo science

Green tea is a popular refreshing drink with several functional properties attributed to its bioactive compounds. The bioactive content and composition vary with several factors. Several advances in chromatographic studies have facilitated…

Chemical / analyticalAuthenticity and analytical methodsCognition, mood and stressCultivation and shadingCited 18×
2025Journal article

Novel matcha green tea extract for green sol-gel synthesis of TiO 2 : enhancement of surface morphology to improve photocatalytic performance

Riyadh N. Abdullah, Güler Bengüsu Tezel, Mukheled A. Al-Sameraiy — International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry

… it suffers from limited surface area, thus affecting its photocatalytic performance and restricting its feasibility for industrial applications. The current research aimed to address this limitation and therefore it investigated, …

Food science / processingMetabolism and weightCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and quality
2024Journal articleFree to read

Development of vitamin K analysis method using column switching high-performance liquid chromatography method and analysis results of various food items for vitamin K content

Rina Tanaka, Ryusuke Tanaka, Ryusuke Tanaka, et al. — Food Analytical Methods

Abstract In this study, we developed a column-switching high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with fluorescence detection for the analysis of vitamin K. Column-switching is accomplished by changing the direction of flow …

Chemical / analyticalAuthenticity and analytical methodsCited 11×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea in Sport: Effects on Metabolism, Physical Performance, and Recovery - A Narrative Review of Human and Animal Studies

Emilia Skrzypek, Jakub Łącki, Małgorzata Czechowska, et al. — Quality in Sport

… function, reduce stress, influence gut microbiota, and improve exercise performance, making matcha a promising beverage for active individuals. Aim. This narrative review aimed to summarize and evaluate current evidence from human …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenols
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

… limited. Aim. We aim to compare the effects of matcha and coffee on cognitive performance, stress response, and cardiometabolic health, with emphasis on their practical relevance for physically active individuals and their potential …

ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressure
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
2021Journal articleFree to read

Effects of Daily Matcha and Caffeine Intake on Mild Acute Psychological Stress-Related Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study.

Baba Y, Inagaki S, Nakagawa S, et al. — Nutrients

… a single dose. Ingesting matcha with caffeine improves both attention and work performance when suffering from psychological stress compared with caffeine alone.

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressL-theanine and caffeineCited 32×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Sip and Strum: Matcha Intake and a Practice-Reduction Reinforcement Contingency in Beginner Ukulele Skill Acquisition

Joycelyn Ann Faith S. Culajara, Felisse Marianne Z. San Juan — International Journal of Behavioral and Social Analytics

… the remaining practice period when a participant attained at least 85% performance accuracy at the prescribed tempo twice consecutively. Participants completed two structured practice sessions, followed by retention assessments …

Other / not statedL-theanine and caffeine
2026Journal articleFree to read

Matcha as a source of bioactive compounds - current evidence on biological properties and potential clinical relevance

Dominika Joanna Duczmal-Zowczak, Tomasz Zowczak, Jakub Tomasz Duczmal, et al. — Quality in Sport

… metabolic health, cognitive function, psychological stress, physical performance, gut microbiota and periodontal health, distinguishing human studies from experimental models. Materials and methods: PubMed-indexed peer-reviewed …

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenols
2021Journal articleFree to read

Tea for Sport and Fitness: A Scoping Review

Emma J. Derbyshire, Terri Bond, Jenkins G — Nutrition and Food Technology Open Access

… the potential roles of tea in relation to aspects of sports and fitness performance. Searches for human observational studies and clinical trials were undertaken in PubMed. gov, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases. Sixteen …

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenols
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

… 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 with matcha produced significantly poorer climbing performance, …

Other / not statedCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weight
2023Journal article

Application of visible-near infrared spectroscopy in tandem with multivariate analysis for the rapid evaluation of matcha physicochemical indicators.

Wu J, Zareef M, Chen Q, et al. — Food chemistry

… models. Results indicated that the ICPA-CARS-PLS models achieved satisfactory performance for the evaluation of matcha particle size (Rp = 0.9376) and P/F ratio (Rp = 0.9283). Hence the rapid, effectual, and nondestructive online …

Observational (human)Metabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 56×
2022Journal article

Physicochemical indicators coupled with multivariate analysis for comprehensive evaluation of matcha sensory quality.

Wu J, Ouyang Q, Park B, et al. — Food chemistry

… demonstrated that the PCA comprehensive evaluation model achieved superior performance, with -0.895 rc (correlation coefficient in calibration set) and -0.883 rp (correlation coefficient in prediction set) for overall sensory quality. …

Observational (human)Processing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 75×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea: Chemical Composition, Phenolic Acids, Caffeine and Fatty Acid Profile.

Kika J, Jakubczyk K, Ligenza A, et al. — Foods (Basel, Switzerland)

… of the phenolic acid and caffeine content was performed using high-performance liquid chromatography. The total fibre content of matcha was 56.1 g/100 g, with 52.8 g/100 g (94.1% of total fibre) of insoluble dietary fibre and …

Chemical / analyticalL-theanine and caffeineProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applicationsCited 29×
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

… with evidence 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 …

Other / not statedMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureAntioxidants and polyphenols
2023Journal articleFree to read

Matcha green tea beverage moderates fatigue and supports resistance training-induced adaptation.

Shigeta M, Aoi W, Morita C, et al. — Nutrition journal

… adaptively increases muscle strength and mass, contributing to athletic performance and health promotion. Dietary intervention with natural foods provides nutrients that help accelerate muscle adaptation to training. Matcha green …

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightGut and microbiomeCited 23×
2026Journal articleFree to read

FROM CAFFEINE TO CATECHINS: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF THE COMPARATIVE AND SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF COFFEE AND MATCHA ON HUMAN HEALTH

Małgorzata Cherek, Natalia Marzec, Natalia Krupa, et al. — International Journal of Innovative Technologies in Social Science

… and caffeine, which collectively influence concentration and cognitive performance. Coffee, produced from roasted seeds of the Coffea plant (C. arabica or C. canephora), is high in caffeine and enhances alertness and cognitive …

Systematic review / meta-analysisCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenols
2025Journal articleFree to read

Detection and classification of microplastics in green tea using SERS with gold nanoparticle substrates integrating chemometrics and deep learning.

Joshi R, Adhikari S, Lee D, et al. — Current research in food science

… accuracy (100%) for all tea varieties except Ryokucha. SVM also showed strong performance but with slightly reduced accuracies of 83.89% for Matcha, 100% for Jasmine, and 93.24% for Sencha. Although the 1D-CNN model achieved higher …

Chemical / analyticalSafety, contaminants and toxicityProcessing, milling and qualityAuthenticity and analytical methodsCited 11×
2020Journal article

Assessment of matcha sensory quality using hyperspectral microscope imaging technology

Qin Ouyang, Li Wang, Bosoon Park, et al. — LWT

… variables for each sensory attribute. The CARS-ANN models achieved superior performance, with 11 spectral variables and 0.7946 of Rₚ² (coefficient of determination in prediction set) for appearance, 8 spectral variables and 0.7172 of …

Sensory / consumerMetabolism and weightProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 40×

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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