MatchaDB

Research

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.”

7 studies match for “Young Adult”

2021Journal articleFree to read

Matcha consumption maintains attentional function following a mild acute psychological stress without affecting a feeling of fatigue: A randomized placebo-controlled study in young adults.

Baba Y, Kaneko T, Takihara T — Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.)

… in middle-aged and older people. However, its effect on cognitive function in younger adults remains unclear. Moreover, it is unclear which cognitive functions are impaired by stress. This study aimed to clarify whether the …

Randomized controlled trialCognition, mood and stressAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 29×
2026Journal articleFree to read

Single intake of matcha increases brown adipose tissue activity in young women with low thermogenesis.

Taniguchi H, Hachikawa C, Iwase S, et al. — Physiological reports

… to evaluate the association between matcha intake and BAT activity. Healthy young women (n = 30) were enrolled in a randomized single-blind crossover trial. Participants consumed 3 g of matcha powder or a placebo and then received the …

Randomized controlled trialMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeine
2025Journal article

Effect of cultivar and process on the astringency of matcha based on flavonoids-targeted metabolomic analysis.

Xue J, Liu P, Xu Y, et al. — Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)

Astringency is crucial in determining the taste quality of matcha, primarily influenced by flavonoids. However, the specific impact of cultivars and processing techniques on flavonoid composition remains unclear. This study employs…

Chemical / analyticalMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsCultivation and shadingCited 10×
2018Journal articleFree to read

Matcha Green Tea Drinks Enhance Fat Oxidation During Brisk Walking in Females.

Willems MET, Şahin MA, Cook MD — International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism

Intake of the catechin epigallocatechin gallate and caffeine has been shown to enhance exercise-induced fat oxidation. Matcha green tea powder contains catechins and caffeine and is consumed as a drink. We examined the effect of Matcha…

Randomized controlled trialMetabolism and weightAntioxidants and polyphenolsL-theanine and caffeineCited 35×
2024Journal articleFree to read

Effects of three-week intake of Matcha green tea powder on heart rate variability metrics

Mark E. T. Willems, Cameron Thomas Foster — Dietary Supplements and Nutraceuticals

… with the moderate-intensity walking induced fat oxidation. Conclusions: In young adult healthy females, Matcha green tea beneficially effects heart rate variability metrics during supine rest indicating an alteration in …

Randomized controlled trialMetabolism and weightCardiovascular and blood pressureAntioxidants and polyphenolsCited 2×
2022Journal article

Effect of Green Tea and Tea Catechin on the Visual Motion Processing for Optokinetic Responses in Mice.

Sugita Y, Furukawa T — Neuroscience

… EGCG on visual motion processing by measuring optokinetic responses (OKRs) in young adult and aging mice. Young and aging mice (C57BL6/J) were fed a control diet (control) or the test diet, which contained matcha green tea powder or …

Animal studyAntioxidants and polyphenolsSkin, oral and dentalProcessing, milling and qualityCited 12×

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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