Matcha tea holds nearly 137 times the concentration of epigallocatechin gallate, an important catechin, compared to common green teas.
Researchers devised a fast method to evaluate the presence of five key catechins and caffeine in matcha using micellar electrokinetic chromatography. This analytical process examined matcha in both its water-based and methanol extractions, and then it was juxtaposed with the outcome of a water extraction of a popular green tea. The comparison was made basing it on a milligram catechin per gram of dry leaf parameter.
In lieu of the data results from this methodology, it was observed that the available concentration of epigallocatechin gallate, a major catechin, from consuming matcha significantly surpassed - by 137 folds - the quantity obtainable from a well-known green tea called 'China Green Tips.' Furthermore, it also exceeded by at least three times the largest concentration reported in other green teas, according to existing literature. These results underscore matcha's significantly higher health potential when compared to other conventional green teas.
