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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.
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81 studies match for “shading”
Green tea, the most widely consumed beverage in Japan, plays an important role in Japanese food culture. In this chapter, the authors first introduce the unique processes that produce health-promoting and high-quality Japanese green tea,…
Food science / processingAroma, flavor and sensoryMarket, culture and sustainabilityCultivation and shadingThí nghiệm nghiên cứu sử dụng phân bón để nâng cao năng suất, chất lượng đầu vào cho sản xuất trà Matcha được thực hiện từ tháng 6 năm 2019 đến tháng 11 năm 2020 trên giống PH tuổi 7. Thí nghiệm gồm các công thức: 120kg N/ha + 40kg P2O5/ha…
Other / not statedCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityThe theoretical part of the thesis “Substances of tea” describes the history of tea, characteristics, cultivation of tea plants, leaf picking, preparation of tea, technological processing, chemical composition and the effects of tea on…
Chemical / analyticalAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCultivation and shadingJapanese matcha is a type of powdered green tea, grown in a traditional way. Shading of the plants during the growth period enhances the processes of synthesis and accumulation of biologically active compounds, including theanine, …
ReviewCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 321×The thesis is focused on the preparation of ice teas, especially on their nutritional parameters within the various procedures of their preparation. The theoretical part summarizes the cultivation of tea trees and the production of matcha…
Chemical / analyticalAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineGut and microbiome抹茶は中国を起源とし，日本には約800年以上前に伝わった．飲料としてだけでなく，文化としての茶道が確立するなど，日本で独自の発展を遂げた．生産方法においても改良が積み重ねられ，被覆栽培やてん茶機による製造技術が完成した．抹茶の香りの特徴は，被覆栽培によって茶葉中のアミノ酸やカロテノイド含量が高まり，これらが前駆体となって覆い香のジメチルスルフィドやヨノン系の香気成分が生成することである．抹茶は馥郁たる香味を有し，近年は食品加工用素材として需要が国内外で高まってきている．
Other / not statedL-theanine and caffeineCultivation and shadingAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 1×This bachelor thesis deals with the cultivation and basic nutritional characteristics of green and matcha teas. The theoretical part of the work is focused on the production of matcha and green teas and their nutritional and biologically…
Agronomy / cultivationAntioxidants and polyphenolsCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityIn this thesis the author researching on the influence of the season against chanoyu in Japan. The reason the author took this title because the authors wanted to find out how the development of chanoyu in Japan and how to relate the…
Agronomy / cultivationMarket, culture and sustainabilityCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and quality… (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) grown under specific condition using about 90% shade. As compared to green tea, a hot water extract of tea leaves, matcha is consumed as a powder of whole leaves. Matcha powder is reported to have higher …
ReviewAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineProcessing, milling and qualityCited 61×Buddhist monk Minnan Eisai is popularly known as the founder of the Japanese Rinzai school of Buddhism and is often credited with the introduction of Zen Buddhism to Japan.He is also known as the person who introduced matcha tea from China…
Other / not statedCultivation and shading… health food, and cosmetic industries, among others. At present, matcha shade covering methods, matcha superfine powder processing technology, and digital evaluations of matcha flavor quality are receiving research attention. …
Chemical / analyticalMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityCited 6×… Japan, is characterized by a unique cultivation method in which tea plants are shaded prior to harvest. This practice enhances the accumulation of chlorophyll, caffeine, L-theanine, and other bioactive compounds. In addition, specialized …
ReviewCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 2×Matcha tea, a powdered green tea produced from shade-grown Camellia sinensis leaves, has gained increasing attention as both a traditional beverage and a functional food ingredient. While previous reviews have focused on its phytochemical …
ReviewAntioxidants and polyphenolsGut and microbiomeProcessing, milling and qualityCited 1×… assesses coffee and matcha within a multidimensional competence framework, covering production and processing, bioactive components, health effects, and food industry applications, providing insights into their unique properties and …
ReviewCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 1×… in natural antioxidants like matcha, a type of green tea powder grown in the shade. Unlike conventional green tea, matcha contains higher concentrations of polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). These polyphenols …
Clinical trial (non-randomized)Cognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsGut and microbiome… is a type of powdered green tea, cultivated and produced in a traditional way. Shading of the plants during the growth period enhances the processes of accumulation and synthesis of biologically active compounds, including caffeine, …
ReviewAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineSafety, contaminants and toxicityCited 3×… food products as meta-organisms. Overall, we describe a novel workflow for discovering relationships between individual food compounds and the composition of the gut microbiome. IMPORTANCE Foods contain thousands of unique and …
Animal studyCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 4×… testing (Model 4411; Instron, Canton, USA) and color change using a VITA Easyshade® digital spectrophotometer. Kruskal-Wallis with post-hoc Dunn's test for intergroup comparison and Wilcoxon rank test for intragroup comparison. Results: …
Food science / processingSkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applicationsCited 6×… due to the potential for clinically significant interactions. Matcha, a shade-grown green tea consumed as an ultra-fine powder, is rich in catechins that may inhibit the transport of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) substrates such as …
Animal studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineAuthenticity and analytical methodsMatcha tea is obtained from Camellia sinensis plants grown in the shade and is consumed as a whole powder of the leaves. Matcha is reported to have a high content of bioactive components, such as catechins and quercetin, which underlie …
Other / not statedAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityCited 7×Background: Matcha is a powdered form of Camellia sinensis produced using shaded cultivation and consumed as whole powdered tea leaves, resulting in exposure to bioactive compounds including catechins, caffeine, L-theanine and …
Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsMatcha green tea, a powdered whole-leaf preparation from shade-grown Camellia sinensis, exhibits a unique biochemical profile rich in catechins (particularly EGCG), L-theanine, caffeine, and chlorophyll, distinguishing it from conventional …
Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureEvery 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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