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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.”

5 studies match for “Physiology”

2019Journal articleFree to read

Stress-reducing effect of cookies containing matcha green tea: essential ratio among theanine, arginine, caffeine and epigallocatechin gallate.

Unno K, Furushima D, Hamamoto S, et al. — Heliyon

The stress-reducing effect of matcha, a high-quality fine-powdered green tea, has recently been clarified by animal experiments and clinical trials. However, the effect of matcha added to confectioneries is not clear. One aim of this study…

Clinical trial (non-randomized)Cognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 40×
2025Journal article

Gene expression regulation of the effect of shading on chlorophyll content in Fuding white tea (Camellia sinensis L.).

Li G, Chen X, Zhao Y, et al. — Tree physiology

Shading is an important practical method to improve the quality of green tea. Previous research of our group found that because the biosynthesis and distribution of theanine in tea plants were affected by down regulation of gene encoding…

Agronomy / cultivationMetabolism and weightL-theanine and caffeineCultivation and shadingCited 7×
2026PreprintFree to read

Science, Federal Policy, Direct Advocacy, and Future Policy: Audience Perception on the Impact of Intense Caffeinated Beverages on the Human Neuromuscular System.

Tafheem Malik — Research Square

… provoking tremors, fatigue, and coordination deficits at high intake. Beyond physiology, public understanding of these effects is increasingly mediated by video-based content, intertwining scientific knowledge with perception, …

Food science / processingCognition, mood and stressL-theanine and caffeineFood products and applications

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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