Excellent Cooking Matcha

Name: Excellent Cooking Matcha
Brand: Obubu Tea Farms
Price: 18.92 USD

sourced from Wazuka, Yabukita cultivar

Astringent

¥2990 (100g) — ~$18.92 USD (converted)

~$0.19 per gram

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Cultivar

Yabukita

Region

Wazuka

Price in context

At $0.19 per gram, it costs less than 93% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 15 Wazuka matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $1.01 per gram, and this one is well under the regional median. Among Obubu Tea Farms' 11 matchas with a confirmed price, this is the 2nd-cheapest per gram.

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Sourcing

Wazuka, Japan

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Tasting notes

Astringent

Medium

Sharp

Composition

EGCG

77 mg/g

Yabukita cultivar — Shimadzu Corp. / NARO joint HPLC analysis, Application News No. L583 (2020) — Yabukita cultivar, 7.70 g/100g EGCG

Pricing as disclosed

100g — ¥2990 (~$18.92 USD)

Full details

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Variants: [ { "size": "100g ziplock bag", "price": "¥2,990", "sku": "GEMZOBY-00100-a046", "shipping_weight": "150g", "dimensions": "21 x 12 x 1.75 cm" }, { "size": "500g non-ziplock bag", "price": "¥14,400", "sku": "GEMZOBY-00500-a046", "shipping_weight": "550g", "dimensions": "21 x 12 x 1.75 cm" } ]
Also Available At: https://obubutea.com/shop/green-tea/matcha/excellent-cooking-matcha/ (parent page) and https://obubutea.com/shop/cooking/excellent-cooking-matcha/ (cooking category listing)
Availability: In stock
Cultivar: Yabukita
Origin Region Farm: Wazuka
Harvest Timing: July (summer harvest)
Cultivation Method: Shaded
Processing: Steamed, Dried, Ground (ground via ball mill)
Grade Tier: "High grade cooking Matcha" (higher-tier cooking matcha, above Basic Cooking Matcha)
Tasting Profile: { "taste": "Astringent", "body": "Medium", "texture": "Sharp", "length": "Medium" }
Description Text: This Matcha is a high grade cooking Matcha. Made from summer harvest of Yabukita cultivar, it is ground to a powder using a ball mill. With a distinct green color, it is a perfect ingredient for baking and cooking.
Farmer Bio: Attributed to Akihiro "Akky" Kita, Obubu's president, based in Wazuka.
Certifications: None disclosed
Awards: None disclosed
Shelf Life: Not disclosed
Review Ratings Counts: No reviews present
Categories Tags: All, Cooking, Cooking Powders, Green Tea, Matcha

Research notes

Notable internal contrast: Excellent Cooking Matcha is shaded and summer-harvested (July) while Basic Cooking Matcha is unshaded and autumn-harvested (October) -- both use Yabukita, consistent with Excellent being positioned as the higher-grade cooking matcha. Not a contradiction, just a distinguishing detail worth capturing.