The Hottest Tea in the Town – Japanese Matcha

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Japanese matcha tea is the hottest tea in town these days. Right from many fashion bloggers, health experts, nutritionist to your favorite celebs; everyone is endorsing it. All teas come from the same plant Camellia Sinesis. However, unique way of packing and consumption makes Japanese Matcha special.

1. There are huge advantages of Matcha tea because this high-quality green tea is covered from sunlight before picking. This also heightens the colour.
2. Post harvest, the dry Matcha leaves are stone-ground into a fine powder. Then it is put into small tins.
3. Generally green tea steeped and then leaves are removed. However, Japanese matcha green tea powder is  prepared by dissolving. Therefore the consumption is of the whole leaf in the form of powder. You can simply blend it into drinks, sweets, and pretty much anything else you want to.

People have been consuming Matcha tea for centuries.  It is an important part of the Japanese tea ceremony. Matcha has also gained a huge popularity among the Asian and the West masses because of its flavour and the ritual. Many people today drink Japanese Matcha because of the health benefits it offers.

The Components In Japanese Matcha Tea –

1. Amino Acid L-Theanine

Matcha is rich in L-theanine -a rare amino acid that acts upon the brain’s functioning. And also promotes a state of relaxation. It has the unique ability to excite the production of alpha waves in the brain. Meditation mostly produces a similar state.

The relaxing effects of L-Theanine leads to an experience of calm alertness. Clinical studies have also shown L-Theanine can-

1. Reduce stress levels
2. Lower blood pressure
3. Improve memory and learning abilities
4. Diminish PMS symptoms
5. Have mild antioxidant activity.

2. Antioxidant EGCG

Matcha contains up to 137 times more of the antioxidant EGCG than steeped green tea. It is also know that matcha has one of the highest ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) counts of all the ‘super-foods’.

Antioxidants play a large part in maintaining a strong and healthy immune system. They help the body to eliminate free radicals and help your body fight diseases.

3. Chlorophyll:

The precious tea plants grow in shade for 2-4 weeks before harvest of Matcha. Resulting in substantial increase in chlorophyll content. Chlorophyll is known to be a strong blood detoxifier. It also helps to balance ph levels. Furthermore, it has antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties.