{"id":5351,"date":"2022-07-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5351"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:28:40","slug":"benefits-of-matcha-green-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/benefits-of-matcha-green-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Matcha Green Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matcha green tea has been around for about a thousand years. And if you haven\u2019t tried it yet, it\u2019s time. That might have you wondering: what is matcha, anyway? Is it different from plain old green tea? If so, is it better?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever wondered about any of those things, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Since matcha is a key ingredient in Pep Rally<\/a>, our new energy boost, I wanted to do a deep dive. Ready? Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n

Matcha 101<\/h2>\n

First, let\u2019s talk about the common confusion between green tea and matcha. To clear it up, let\u2019s start with the basics. Matcha is a specific type of green tea. That means that all matcha is green tea, but not all green tea is matcha.<\/p>\n

Because matcha is specially grown and processed, the nutrients in the tea leaves are more potent and <\/em>you get more of that leaf in your drink. Basically, matcha\u2019s a more effective vehicle for getting the goodness of green tea (think: caffeine and antioxidants) into your system.<\/p>\n

What makes matcha so great<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s be clear here: all green tea is great for you. Matcha just gives you some of the benefits in a higher concentration. Here are a few of my favorite things about matcha:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s loaded with antioxidants<\/h3>\n

Matcha has more antioxidants than other forms of green tea. This basically means it gives your cells more resources<\/a> to fight damage, helping your body stay healthy and prevent chronic conditions, cancer, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It gives you a natural energy boost<\/h3>\n

Because matcha is more concentrated than green tea, it delivers more caffeine. For reference, an eight-ounce cup of normal green tea has about 28 mg of caffeine. That\u2019s basically half of what black tea has and about a quarter of the caffeine content you\u2019d find in an eight-ounce cup of coffee. Truthfully, I can drink a cup of green tea and not feel the energy boost at all unless I really<\/em> pay attention.<\/p>\n

Matcha is different, though. It can pack in twice as much caffeine as green tea or, depending on the preparation, even more<\/a>. In Pep Rally, you\u2019re getting 80 mg of caffeine per serving. But because you\u2019re getting it from a natural source, you don\u2019t have to worry about jitters or any of the other junk that can come with a lot of the caffeinated products on the market today. <\/p>\n

In fact, matcha also contains an ingredient that can directly combat that edge that comes with other forms of caffeine: L-theanine.<\/p>\n

It delivers L-theanine<\/h3>\n

Remember how I said that shading the green tea leaves during the end of the growing process made them create more amino acids? This is the amino acid we\u2019re talking about. L-theanine is a pretty powerful tool that can help improve focus and productivity. Specifically, this amino acid can<\/a>:<\/p>\n