The difference between matcha and green tea
Processing Technology
After green tea is harvested, it is stirred at high temperature to inhibit fermentation, rolled and dried to help preserve the flavor of the tea leaves. So green tea leaves have a wrinkled, dry appearance, but its leaves curl in hot water.
About 20 days to 1 month before harvest, matcha is shaded from the sun while it continues to grow. After harvesting, the tea leaves are steamed and then dried with warm air. The crude tea stalks are removed, leaving intact leaves, which are cryogenically ground into powder with a stone mortar.
taste
Ordinary fried green tea powder is ground by high pressure jet mill, ball mill or grinder. It has a different shape than matcha. The tea powder is mainly in the form of granules, and the matcha is in the form of flakes. The tea powder is rusty in the mouth, and the matcha is smooth in the mouth
Nutrition
Tea generally contains catechins, vitamins A, C, E, potassium, calcium and so on. Whole tea leaves are made at low temperature, and more nutrients are retained in matcha, such as tea polyphenols, vitamin C and other substances. Green tea leaves are generally not consumed after brewing, so the actual intake of nutrients will be less than matcha...
The benefits of drinking matcha
Matcha is the concentrated essence of green tea. With whole tea leaves, both water-soluble and non-water-soluble nutrients can be absorbed by the body. In addition, matcha is also rich in catechins, vitamins A, B, C, E, K, and nutrients such as folic acid, potassium, magnesium, iron, and polyphenols.
Matcha contains so many nutrients that help prevent cardiovascular disease, diuresis, and improve gastrointestinal function. Matcha has antioxidant properties, can stabilize blood sugar, lower blood cholesterol, thereby helping to inhibit atherosclerosis, prevent cardiovascular disease, diuretic and improve gastrointestinal function, and even bad breath and tooth decay.
How to make matcha?
Matcha tea should be brewed with water at about 80 degrees Celsius. Too hot water can destroy the chlorophyll in matcha. It is normal for the color to lighten or turn yellow after half an hour or an hour.
Is matcha high in calories?
Matcha itself is not high in calories. Because matcha is a powder made from ground tea leaves, it is low in calories. However, because matcha is ground tea, it tastes a little bitter. But if blended into various desserts, the finished matcha is much higher in calories than pure matcha.
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