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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.

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.”

9 studies match for “seasons”

2015Journal article

PENGARUH MUSIM TERHADAP CHANOYU

Oslan Amril Chairani Yunita, Irma Irma, Oslan Amril — Abstract of Undergraduate Research, Faculty of Humanities, Bung Hatta University

… in the Zen Buddhist doctrine applied in chanoyu ceremony. Of the four seasons in Japan turns out to affect a chanoyu ceremony is divided into two seasons, namely summer ro and the anglo. However, the way the conduct of chanoyu is …

Agronomy / cultivationMarket, culture and sustainabilityCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and quality
2025Journal articleFree to read

Comprehensive microRNA analysis toward exploring a new functional component in Matcha green tea.

Huang YL, Morikawa-Ichinose T, Lee SU, et al. — Food chemistry. Molecular sciences

Matcha, a traditional Japanese green tea, has health-promoting effects. However, little is known about its bioactive components, except for polyphenols, caffeine, and amino acids. Here, we revealed the presence of diverse miRNAs, a type of…

Agronomy / cultivationCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 2×
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
2021Journal article

Evaluation of fluoride levels in commercially available tea in the United States.

Regelson S, Dehghan M, Tantbirojn D, et al. — General dentistry

The objective of this study was to compare fluoride levels in commercially available black tea, green tea, and matcha tea. Tea samples were purchased from a local supermarket in the United States and prepared according to the…

Observational (human)Safety, contaminants and toxicitySkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and qualityCited 5×
2024Journal article

Physiological Activity and Component Changes with Magnesium Treatment before Tea Shade Cultivation

The Korean Tea Society, Changhyun Sung, Jung Gyu Hwang, et al.

… effect of magnesium treatment before shade cultivation during the 2nd and 3rd seasons to improve the productivity and quality of powdered green tea (matcha). On the 21st day of shading, the photosynthetic capacity was investigated using …

Agronomy / cultivationMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeine
2026Journal articleFree to read

Kopi Coklat Enterprise

Muhammad Zamdanil Ali Mohammad Danil, Muhammad Syafiq Mohd Zailani, Muhammad Naufal Izuddin Ahirunnisham — UiTM Institutional Repositories (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

Kopi Coklat Enterprise is a proposed beverage vendor and catering service business established to provide premium-quality beverages for customers across Malaysia. The business specialises in serving freshly brewed coffee, rich chocolate…

Observational (human)Food products and applicationsMarket, culture and sustainabilityMetabolism and weight
2023Journal articleFree to read

Effect of direct tea plant covering on the incidence of anthracnose

Minoru Ichihara, Mikihiko Suzuki — Annual Report of The Kansai Plant Protection Society

Considering the growing global demand for matcha, the Shizuoka prefectural government is promoting the export of matcha prepared from cover-cultured tea. To improve matcha production, it is important to investigate the characteristics of…

Agronomy / cultivationCultivation and shadingMarket, culture and sustainability
2009Journal articleFree to read

粉砕方法および粒度の異なる抹茶の流動性

Shin‐ichi Sawamura, Yasuhiro Haraguchi, Yasuda, Masatoshi, et al. — Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)

… The sample powders were prepared from tea leaves picked during different seasons (i.e. the first, second, third, and fourth crops) using a stone mill or ball mill. Matcha ground with the electrostatically charged stone mill showed …

Food science / processingProcessing, milling and qualityAuthenticity and analytical methods

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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