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Matcha green tea powder : What is it?!
Matcha is a green powder, traditionally made from ground Japanese green tea leaves.
The leaves are distinctive for their emerald green color, grown in shade for up to two weeks before being plucked and therefore, their high concentration of antioxidants.
This vibrant green tea powder has been used for centuries in the mesmerizing Japanese tea ceremonies, where it is celebrated through elaborate and beautiful preparation, serving and drinking.
Matcha is becoming increasingly popular in western countries, as word spreads of its versatility and amazing health benefits.
Matcha Green Tea Powder – Health Benefits
Matcha green tea powder benefits:
- Matcha is even better for you than regular tea!
- This is because, in its powdered form, you are actually drinking, and digesting, the whole of the leaf, therefore, all of the nutrients, vitamins and minerals are absorbed.
- Matcha is the most antioxidant rich super food in the world, many times more than regular green tea, orange juice, spinach, blueberries… it basically kicks any other super-food’s butt!
Matcha green tea powder also has a high content of vitamins, minerals and nutrients and is a great source of calcium, protein and fiber. It contains heaps of amino acids, beta-carocene, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, zinc, potassium… the list goes on and on and on and on.
For those of you wanting to cut back on caffeine then Matcha is perfect, with only 35 mg caffeine per cup but 3 x the energy boost of an espresso as it releases energy calmly and slowly over a steady 6 hours. Which is why it’s been used by Japanese monks for yonks, in order to achieve mindful meditative states for hours at a time!
Matcha has also been proven to aid weight loss, lowering blood pressure and increasing concentration levels and clarity of mind.
Matcha green tea powder: What you Can Do with it
Matcha comes in a powder form so needs to be whisked with water, or milk, in order to drink it.
Traditionally this is done with a bamboo Matcha whisk
, and there is quite an art to it!
Don’t worry if you don’t have a traditional bamboo whisk lying around (!) you can prepare Matcha without a whisk.
A other few ways to enjoy Matcha as a drink:
– Matcha Latte (hot or iced, try with a vanilla shot too!)
– Matcha Shot
– Matcha in fruit juice
– Matcha smoothies
Alternatively there is a growing trend for adding Matcha, in its powdered form, to baking and other food recipes. You can prepare Matcha Jelly or Matcha Ice Cream and recipes are widely found on the net.
And it doesn’t stop there!
Today Matcha is used even to treat face skin, nourish and clean it from acne and blemishes. You can find Matcha powder used in Face Mask to rejuvenate and give the skin more radiant glowing look. Yes, all that because of an amazing anti-aging properties that Matcha Green Tea Powder – Powerful Antioxidant
offers.