The Difference between Green Tea Powder and Matcha

Many of our customers ask, "what is the difference between green tea powder and Matcha."  Hence, the reason for this guide.

All green tea powders are not Matcha.  Why?  If it doesn’t come from Japan, it is NOT Matcha.  All other green tea powders are either mixes or milled whole green tea leaf.  Green tea powders made from whole leaf include the veins and stems.  Therefore, it is darker, heavier, not as mixable or dissolvable and much cheaper.  Green tea powders other than Matcha are OK for making mixes - cooking - baking - soap or candles and does have the same health benefits of all green tea, with the addition of fiber.  Regular green tea powder may be used in abrasive cosmetics, but for delicate skin creams and the like one MUST use Matcha.

Keyword Spamming

Warning - If you see an ad that states "Matcha" be careful and ask the seller just what it is, where it's from and what the ingredients are!  We see ads that say Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong or China Matcha or some other country and often using names like Starbucks to endorse there ad, but it is not real or pure Matcha. I have also seen other ads for Matcha lattes' that are not made from Mathca.  Ads stating it's tea is like Matcha is still a spamming violation. So, if you see these invalid ads, report them to eBay safety harbor as violations!

Matcha is Superior

There is no comparison of Matcha green tea powder to any other green tea in the world because of its unique cultivation and processing.

Matcha Processing - The young tea leaves are picked in early May and lightly steamed to prevent any fermentation. This allows the tea to retain its beautiful green color. Then the tea leaves are dried. Traditionally, at this point, the leaves would be stored in chatsubo/tea jars and allowed to season until November, at which time they can be stone-ground as needed. For consistency, the leaves from various varieties of tea plants are blended to produce the best flavor, color, and aroma. Before being stone-ground, the leaves are processed to obtain only the meat part of the leaf. The stems and veins are removed so that the tea will be very fine when ground. It takes one hour to grind somewhat less than 40g of Matcha and in the end the final product is about 1/10th of the original harvest. Although clippers can be used to harvest the tea leaves, the leaves for koicha/thick tea are still picked by hand, one by one.

For more details about Matcha see my eBay store items – Matcha

Also see our instant Green Tea Frappuccino Powder