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.”

7 studies match for “stone milling”

2022Journal article

Effect of three milling processes (cyclone-, bead- and stone-millings) on the quality of matcha: Physical properties, taste and aroma.

Huang Y, Goh RMV, Pua A, et al. — Food chemistry

Analysis of three matcha (cyclone-, bead- and stone-milled) revealed differences in their sizes and surface morphologies. Using liquid chromatography, 4 sugars, 6 organic acids, 18 amino acids and 9 polyphenols were detected in all matcha …

Chemical / analyticalAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineProcessing, milling and qualityCited 28×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Ozoku Matcha – Premium Shade-Grown Green Tea for Energy & Antioxidants

Ozoku Matcha — Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

… Ozoku Matcha ideal for professionals, students, and fitness enthusiasts alike. Stone-Milled for Superior Smoothness Another hallmark of Ozoku Matcha is its traditional stone-milling process. Unlike mass-produced powders, stone grinding …

Food science / processingCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeine
2016Journal article

The effects of the aqueous extract and residue of Matcha on the antioxidant status and lipid and glucose levels in mice fed a high-fat diet.

Xu P, Ying L, Hong G, et al. — Food & function

Matcha is a kind of powdered green tea produced by grinding with a stone mill. In the present study, the preventive effects of the aqueous extract (water-soluble) and residue (water-insoluble) of Matcha on the antioxidant status and lipid …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 37×
2009Journal article

Matcha, a powdered green tea, ameliorates the progression of renal and hepatic damage in type 2 diabetic OLETF rats.

Yamabe N, Kang KS, Hur JM, et al. — Journal of medicinal food

Matcha, a powdered green tea produced by grinding with a stone mill, has been popularly used in the traditional tea ceremony and foods in Japan. Matcha is well known to be richer in some nutritional elements and epigallocatechin …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 38×
2023Journal article

Changes in Matcha Quality and Growth Characteristics from Cultivation under Different Shading

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

… are prepared by pulverizing the leaves with a grinding machine (such as a stone mill or a ball mill), turning the tea leaves into a fine powder. There is a great difference in quality depending on cultivation techniques such as the …

Food science / processingAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCultivation and shading
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)

… 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 poor flowability, whereas that ground with the ball 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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