Organic Ceremonial Matcha Powder

Name: Organic Ceremonial Matcha Powder
Brand: The Republic of Tea
Price: 9 USD

Ceremonial

From $9.00 (8.5g)

~$1.06 per gram

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Grade

Ceremonial

Certification

Organic

Price in context

At $1.06 per gram, it costs more than 52% of the other 969 matchas in the database with a confirmed price and size. Among the 510 ceremonial-grade matchas with a confirmed price, the median is $1.00 per gram, and this one is close to the grade median. Among The Republic of Tea's 5 matchas with a confirmed price, this is its most expensive per gram.

Compared across 970 products with a confirmed price and size, with yen, pound and euro prices converted to dollars. How we research

Composition

L-theanine

24.31 mg/g

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

EGCG

59.3 mg/g

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

Pricing as disclosed

8.5g — $9.00

43g — $19.00

43g — $18.50

453.5g — $120.00

Full details

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Alternate Url Seen: https://www.republicoftea.com/organic-full-leaf-matcha/p/v20498/dpn/11051/ (older-style URL for the same product, found via search)
Badge: BESTSELLER
Short Description: This organic shade-grown tea is made from young tencha leaves and stone-ground into a fine powder.
Tea Type: Matcha
Caffeine Level: Moderate
Calories: 0
Origin: Japan
Price Variants: [ { "name": "Tin", "price": "$19.00", "size": "43g (1.5oz)", "yield": "30 cups" }, { "name": "Refill", "price": "$18.50", "size": "43g (1.5oz)", "yield": "30 cups" }, { "name": "Taster", "price": "$9.00", "size": "8.5g (0.3oz)", "yield": "6 cups" }, { "name": "Bulk", "price": "$120.00", "size": "453.5g (16oz)", "yield": "300+ cups" } ]
Long Description Heading: Tradition Ground In Stone
Long Description: This organic shade-grown tea is made from young tencha leaves and stone-ground into a fine powder. It offers a smooth, mellow cup with vegetal sweetness and a deep green color. Ceremonial matcha is celebrated for providing a calm, focused energy boost due to the unique combination of caffeine and L-theanine.*
Further Reading Link: Choosing the Right Matcha (linked blog article)
Review Summary: { "overall_rating": 4.7, "review_count": 87, "percent_recommend": "92%" }
Review Star Breakdown: { "5_star": 73, "4_star": 7, "3_star": 2, "2_star": 2, "1_star": 3 }
Brand Customer Service Response Example: The brand replied to a 1-star review from 'The Republic of Tea' Citizen Services account: 'Dear Citizen, Thank you for your review. We are distressed to hear that you did not care for our Organic Ceremonial Matcha. We have sent you an email in hopes that we might correct this issue. Sip by Sip Rather Than Gulp by Gulp, Minister of Citizen Services'
Supplementary Info From Search Cache NOT Reconfirmed On Live Page: An earlier web-search snippet (possibly from a cached/older version of this page or a retailer-syndicated description) stated: 'QAI Organic Products Certified by Quality Assurance International (QAI) are both Organic, and by definition, Non-GMO' and 'contains roughly 20-30 milligrams of caffeine per serving.' This certification body name and specific caffeine milligram range were not visible in the live-rendered page content captured directly, so they are flagged as unconfirmed/secondary.

Research notes

Standalone product page, fully accessible, marked Bestseller. One customer review directly disputes the marketing's 'deep green color' / ceremonial-quality claim, calling the product's color 'a dull green' and stating 'this isn't ceremonial-quality matcha' — see contradictions.