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The Global Matcha Research Library

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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111 studies match for “Matcha tea extract”

2017Journal article

Characterization of the Potent Odorants Contributing to the Characteristic Aroma of Matcha by Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry Techniques.

Baba R, Amano Y, Wada Y, et al. — Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

The odorants contributing to the characteristic aroma of matcha were investigated by analysis of the headspace samples and the volatile fractions prepared by a combination of solvent extraction and the SAFE techniques using three matcha …

Chemical / analyticalAroma, flavor and sensoryAuthenticity and analytical methodsSkin, oral and dentalCited 63×
2025Journal articleFree to read

A Comparison of the Effects of Matcha and Green Tea on Enamel Surface Roughness

R Falah Abdulwahab, M Saleem Khalaf — DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

… is not possible. Tooth decay can develop at any point throughout lifetime. Matcha is often acknowledged as the most aromatic type of tea and is considered to have the highest level of quality. It contains a significant amount of …

Randomized controlled trialSafety, contaminants and toxicitySkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and quality
2016Journal articleFree to read

The odor of matcha (Japanese powdered green tea) as the base note of green tea leaves

Toshio Hasegawa, Yasutsugu Tsukumo, Takashi Fujita, et al. — International Journal of Tea Science

… the group of aroma constituents that characterize the odor of sencha (green tea made from leaves) which is similar to but distinct from the odor of commercially available matcha (Japanese green tea made from powder).This study, …

Chemical / analyticalCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 3×
2016Journal articleFree to read

Characteristic Aroma Features of Tencha and Sencha Green Tea Leaves Manufactured by Different Processes.

Hasegawa T, Shimada Y, Saito H, et al. — Natural product communications

There are many varieties of tea (Camellia sinensis) obtained by different processing methods. In Japan, sencha tea has been used to brew beverages f6r centuries, and tencha leaves are used to make powdered green tea, matcha, which is used …

Chemical / analyticalCultivation and shadingAroma, flavor and sensoryAuthenticity and analytical methodsCited 9×
2021Journal article

Changes in the nitrogen footprint of green tea consumption in Japan from 1965 to 2016.

Hirono Y, Sano T, Eguchi S — Environmental science and pollution research international

Heavy application of nitrogen (N) in tea (Camellia sinensis (L.)) plantations causes various environmental problems. To date, studies on N flows have been limited to the tea plantation level, but the crucial drivers of N flows are …

ReviewCultivation and shadingProcessing, milling and qualityMarket, culture and sustainabilityCited 12×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Cytotoxic effect of matcha green tea and green coffee on oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line. A comparative study

Naglaa Kamal, Noha Shaaban Shams — Ahram Canadian Dental Journal

Objectives: This study was performed to compare the cytotoxic effect of matcha green tea (MGT) and green coffee (GC) on tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSSC) cell line through the expression of p53 and Bcl-2 apoptotic genes. Materials and …

In vitro / cell studyCancerSkin, oral and dental
2026Journal article

Anxiolytic-like effects using adult zebrafish, bioaccessibility and phenolic profile of matcha and sugarcane beverages.

Tavares TRP, De Menezes FL, De Brito Araújo AJ, et al. — Nutritional neuroscience

… development of functional beverages for brain health support formulated with matcha, sugarcane juice, and medicinal plants chamomile (CT) and lemon balm (LB) tea extracts. Methods: For this, the anxiolytic-like effects were assessed …

Animal studyCognition, mood and stressSkin, oral and dentalFood products and applications
2021Journal articleFree to read

The science of matcha: Bioactive compounds, analytical techniques and biological properties

Hari Prasad Devkota, Bhakta Prasad Gaire, Kengo Hori, et al. — Trends in Food Science & Technology

… agents in maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of diseases. Matcha tea powder is obtained from the leaves of tea plant (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) grown under specific condition using about 90% shade. As compared to …

ReviewAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineProcessing, milling and qualityCited 61×
1999Journal articleFree to read

The Effects of Chemical Compounds Contained in the Tea Leaves on the Foamability of Matcha.

Akiko Maeda, Yoshiko Hibi, Fumiko Hayakawa — NIPPON SHOKUHIN KOGYO GAKKAISHI

茶の起泡性に影響を与える茶の成分を明らかにするため,クロロホルム,ヘキサン,エーテルを用いて脱脂し,それぞれの脱脂茶の成分量の変化と起泡性を調べた.脱脂茶の起泡性と泡の比重は脱脂しない抹茶に比べて,それぞれクロロホルム脱脂茶では5.4倍と1.4倍,エーテル脱脂茶では3.8倍と1.8倍,n-ヘキサン脱脂茶では4,6倍と1.5倍であり,いずれも脱脂しない抹茶との間に差が認められた.また,クロロホルム脱脂茶,エーテル脱脂茶,n-ヘキサン脱脂茶それぞれ相互間で起泡性に差が認められた.…

Other / not statedMetabolism and weightL-theanine and caffeineCited 2×
2025Journal articleFree to read

Analysis of Functional Compounds in Matcha by Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Kengo Hori, Yuki Kurauchi, Shunsuke Kotani, et al. — Scientia Pharmaceutica

Matcha is reported to have high content of some bioactive components such as catechins, theanine, and caffeine, and its consumption is increasing worldwide. Several analytical methods have been established for matcha powder and bioactive …

Chemical / analyticalAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineProcessing, milling and qualityCited 2×
1999Journal article

Inhibition of urinary bladder tumors induced by N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine in rats by green tea.

Sato D — International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association

Background: Recently, the anticarcinogenic effects of green tea have been studied in sites other than the urinary tract. The present study examined the inhibition by green tea of vesical tumors induced in rats by N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl) …

Animal studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsCancerMetabolism and weightCited 44×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Tea-Derived Beverages Worldwide: A Critical Review of Diversity, Chemistry, Processing and Consumption Trends

Manuranjan Gogoi, Gautam Kumar Saikia, Tapan Senchowa, et al. — Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology

Tea-derived beverages constitute a globally distributed but analytically heterogeneous family extending from minimally transformed leaf infusions to oxidised, post-fermented, powdered, concentrated, ready-to-drink and composite milk- or …

ReviewAntioxidants and polyphenolsAroma, flavor and sensoryFood products and applications
2025Journal articleFree to read

Розробка лінійки косметичних засобів для обличчя з екстрактом зеленого чаю Matcha

Матвій Іванович Зоря — Institutional Repository of National University of Food Technologies

… Розробка лінійки косметичних засобів для обличчя з екстрактом зеленого чаю Matcha____ керівник роботи_к.т.н., доцент Романова Олеся Олександрівна _ ( прізвище, ім'я, по батькові, науковий ступінь, вчене звання)затверджені наказом …

Other / not statedSkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applications
2018Journal articleFree to read

Effect of powdered green tea matcha on biofilm formation by mutans Streptococci

Mochamad Fahlevi Rizal, Noboru Kaneko, Hiroshi Ogawa — STOMATOLOGY EDU JOURNAL

… safety and mild taste that can be used for mouthwash for children are required.Matcha is one of the natural beverages that is made from the leaves of Camellia sinensis and widely consumed by Japanese and Asian people.This study aimed to …

Food science / processingInflammation and immunitySkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and quality
2026Journal articleFree to read

Té matcha: composición, características sensoriales y efectos en la salud bucal

Lía Cristina Ortiz Andino, Richard Adrián Camino-Grijalva, Tannia Cristina Poveda-Morales, et al. — Cuaderno de odontología. Revista científica.

… las características sensoriales y los efectos sobre la salud bucal del té matcha y del té verde. Métodos: revisión de la literatura con síntesis narrativa en PubMed, SciELO y DOAJ; se seleccionaron 15 documentos. Resultados: el …

Other / not statedAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineInflammation and immunity
2021Journal articleFree to read

Tea for Sport and Fitness: A Scoping Review

Emma J. Derbyshire, Terri Bond, Jenkins G — Nutrition and Food Technology Open Access

… roles of hydration are also well covered but within this the specific roles of tea are not yet discussed widely. Subsequently, the present scoping review aims to evaluate the potential roles of tea in relation to aspects of sports and …

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenols
2017Journal article

No Adverse Effects of Matcha Green Tea Powder on Metabolic and Physiological Responses during Running

Mark E. T. Willems, Julianne Doherty, Sam David Blacker — Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Matcha is powder made from green tea leaves that had restricted light exposure to enhance composition. Consumption of the powder in Matcha green tea drinks ensures substantially higher intake of catechins and caffeine than normally brewed …

Other / not statedMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureAntioxidants and polyphenols
2017Thesis or dissertation

Effect of Matcha green tea powder in shortbread biscuits on consumer acceptability and acute metabolic response

Benjapor Phongnarisorn — White Rose eTheses Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

Matcha green tea powder (MGTP) is made by finely grounding green tea leaves and is increasingly used to flavour food products. The aim of this thesis was to produce a shortbread biscuit product containing MGTP and to evaluate its consumer …

Clinical trial (non-randomized)Metabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeine

How this library is built

Every 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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