Culinary Grade Matcha

Name: Culinary Grade Matcha
Brand: Kenko Tea

Culinary, sourced from Nishio

Delicate

Pricing available on product page

Priced by count (sticks, tea bags, or multi-pack bundles) rather than a package weight, so there's no comparable per-gram figure here.

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Grade

Culinary

Region

Nishio

Sourcing

Nishio, Japan

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Tasting notes

Stronger green tea flavor and mild astringency, suitable for cooking, blending, shaking, and baking

Composition

L-theanine

13.68 mg/g

Culinary-grade published estimate — Goto et al., lower-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.80:23-28 (1994)

EGCG

75.1 mg/g

Culinary-grade published estimate — Goto et al., lower-grade matcha samples, Tea Research Report No.83:21-28 (1996)

Full details

Everything disclosed on the product page (14 fields)▾

Product Name On Page: Matcha Tea - Culinary Grade 100g Bag
Price: $26.00 (currently sold out at time of check)
Multi Pack Offers: [ "3 Bags: 'Buy 3 and Save $10!'", "5 Bags option also listed" ]
Grade: Culinary/Cooking Grade (non-organic line)
Region: Nishio, Japan — page states it is 'sourced from the exact same farms as the Kenko Premium grade'
Composition: 100% pure stone-ground tea leaves
Processing: Ground to order using stone grinding methods
Tasting Description: Stronger green tea flavor and mild astringency, suitable for cooking, blending, shaking, and baking
Certifications: [ "Non-GMO", "Raw", "Vegan friendly", "Gluten free", "Dairy free", "Tested for heavy metal, pesticide, and radiation" ]
Notably Absent Certification: No USDA Organic claim (distinguishing it from Organic Culinary Grade Matcha)
Usage Applications: [ "Smoothies", "ice cream", "lattes", "cupcakes", "pasta", "chocolate" ]
Claimed Benefits: Contains L-theanine, natural metabolism booster, increases energy up to 6 hours, full of antioxidants
Promotion: 15% off with code FIRST15; free US shipping on all orders
Reviews: 98 total reviews; 85% five-star (83 reviews)

Research notes

This SKU explicitly discloses that it is sourced from the same Nishio farms as Kenko's Premium (non-organic ceremonial) grade — useful provenance detail not given on the Organic Culinary Grade product page.