Learn about matcha... and its most important health properties

Matcha grows differently and has unique nutritional properties. Farmers grow matcha by covering the tea plants 20-30 days before harvest to avoid direct sunlight. This increases chlorophyll production, boosts amino acid content, and gives the plant a dark green color. Once the tea leaves are harvested, the stems and veins are removed and the leaves are ground into a fine powder known as matcha.

 Matcha contains nutrients from the entire tea leaf, resulting in more caffeine and more antioxidants than typically found in green tea.