As I mentioned before, Matcha Tea is considered the healthiest because we are eating the entire tea leaf and its special process gives it more chlorophyll and antioxidants than other green teas, which is why it is considered a “super food”.

The Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) has been found to be very high in Matcha Tea. According to Brunswick Laboratories, it has 1573 points compared to 253 for goji berries, 103 for pomegranates and 93 for blueberries.

It also contains an amino acid unique to tea, L-theanine. This is a psychoactive amino acid that easily crosses the blood-brain barrier (i.e. it spreads throughout the brain) and reduces stress, relaxes and improves memory as well as learning capacity. Recent studies have found that it promotes the generation of alpha waves in our brain, which we produce when we are in a relaxed, awake and tension-free state, typical of a state of meditation, or the one we have before sleeping.

This amino acid also increases the level of production of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which is a natural sedative, in addition to collaborating with dopamine to produce pleasure.

Matcha has approximately half the stimulant (theine) of what an American coffee contains (40-50 mg), so it is ideal to take in the morning to stimulate our brain and promote an active but relaxed state, ideal for going to work or studying.

Olivia Medina

Tea Master, EURO TEA