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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.

Tip: use "quotes" for an exact phrase, OR between alternatives, and a minus to leave a word out, for example fluoride OR pesticide. Related words are matched too, so “EGCG” also finds “epigallocatechin.”

10 studies match for “Pectins”

2024Journal articleFree to read

Green Packaging Films with Antioxidant Activity Based on Pectin and Camellia sinensis Leaf Extract.

Dobrucka R, Pawlik M, Szymański M — Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

In the packaging materials sector, increasing globalization has created the need for increased efforts to develop consumer protection measures. Consequently, new packaging materials are being sought to replace petroleum-based materials in…

Observational (human)Antioxidants and polyphenolsCognition, mood and stressFood products and applicationsCited 23×
2021Journal articleFree to read

Retrospecting the Antioxidant Activity of Japanese Matcha Green Tea–Lack of Enthusiasm?

Iyyakkannu Sivanesan, Judy Gopal, Manikandan Muthu, et al. — Applied Sciences

Matcha tea is a traditional Japanese tea that is said to possess ten times higher bioactive components and polyphenols than that of conventional green teas. Matcha is remotely popular among the global community and meagerly researched and…

ReviewAntioxidants and polyphenolsCognition, mood and stressProcessing, milling and qualityCited 28×
2025Journal articleFree to read

Honey-Propolis-Enriched Pectin Films for Active Packaging of Soluble Coffee and Matcha Powders.

Pauliuc D, Dranca F, Spinei M, et al. — Gels (Basel, Switzerland)

This study reports the development and characterization of novel active edible films based on apple pectin and honey (80:20, w/w), incorporating raw propolis powder at 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3% (w/w, relative to honey) as a natural source of…

Food science / processingAntioxidants and polyphenolsProcessing, milling and qualityFood products and applications
2025Journal article

Comprehensive study of matcha foam formation: Physicochemical composition analysis and mechanisms impacting foaming properties.

Chen W, Chen J, Ni Z, et al. — Food chemistry

Tea foam is crucial for new food and drink innovations. This study examined nine types and grades of matcha, identifying Longjing 43 as a high-quality raw material for matcha with good foaming properties. Foam scanning, particle…

Food science / processingMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 9×
2025Journal article

Quality Characteristics of Matcha Milk Caramel according to Various Gelling Agent

Yoon-Jeong Pi, Hye-Hyun Yoon — Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life

본 연구의 목적은 말차 밀크캐러멜의 최종 가열온도를 낮춰 말차 본연의 특성은 잘 살리되, 부드러워진 질감 때문에 생기는 보관, 유통 상의 문제점은 다양한 겔화제를 첨가하여 개선시키고자 하였다. 본 실험을 위한 말차 밀크캐러멜은 겔 화제를 첨가하지 않은 대조군(CON)과 저메톡실 펙틴(P), 저아실 젤란검(GG), 한천(A)을 각각 0.25%씩 첨가한 실험군으로 118℃까지 최종 가열하여 준비하였다. 기계적 측정 결과에…

Other / not statedProcessing, milling and qualityAroma, flavor and sensoryCited 1×
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×
2026Journal article

From Green Tea Infusion to Matcha: Roles of Natural Polymer Matrices in Processing, Bioactive Compound Release, and Digestion

Mi Hyang Jang, Jun Yeol Park, Dae Ho Kim, et al. — 한국키틴키토산학회지

Green tea has traditionally been evaluated based on low-molecular-weight constituents such as catechins, caffeine, and theanine. However, tea leaves are structurally organized matrices comprising cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin,…

ReviewGut and microbiomeProcessing, milling and qualityMetabolism and weight

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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