Matcha vs Coffee
Tea is and has always been the most popular beverage on Earth. A favourite in Asia for over 5,000 years.
This ubiquitous product is become more and more popular.
Matcha tea is widely recognized as one of the richest sources of natural antioxidants on earth. Antioxidants are food compounds that help neutralize chronic and age-related diseases.
As a category, green tea contains large amounts of the antioxidant EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) considered by researchers as the key to its health promoting properties.
Most analysis shows the concentration of this multi-purpose antioxidant in matcha far surpasses that in regular steeped green tea. We always heard “Matcha tea is one of the
healthiest natural beverages we have,” “One cup of a good quality matcha is equivalent to 8-10 cups of regular green tea”. So why not drink a cup of Matcha every day?Unlike coffee, the caffeine found in matcha is absorbed slowly thereby mitigating the rush of caffeine jitters that coffee drinkers know so well. But Matcha also produces the unique calming
affects of concentrated L-theanine, proven toelevate the production of dopamine and the “happiness molecule” serotonin in the brain, as well as the natural muscle relaxant theophylline.
In combination, these matcha compounds produce a noticeably relaxed sense of awareness unlike any other beverage including coffee. It was this blend of alert relaxation and sustainable
energy that captivated matcha’s earliest proponents. It’s also what prompts modern consumers and scientists alike to compare: matcha vs coffee.