China Matcha is a kind of natural edible ultra-fine steamed green tea powder, which has good color and fragrance, and is made of high-quality fresh leaves without pollution. It is a peaceful drink that is closest to nature and elegant to the public.
Matcha is the best drink for health and beauty in recent years, especially for its special effects of aroma, bright color, weight loss and beauty, which is favored by women.
Matcha is a steamed cover of green tea which is ground into fine powder by natural stone mill. Its key words are shading//steam inactivation//stone mill.
The history of matcha
Tea powder seems to have been invented by China in the Song Dynasty (960- 1279). Preparing and drinking tea powder has become a religious ceremony for Zen Buddhists, who drink tea from bowls, just like the Eucharist in Christianity.
China probably invented powdered tea in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The preparation and drinking of tea powder is a ritual of the formation of Zen Buddhism, and you should drink a cup of tea when you are ordained.
1 19 1 year (kamakura era), Master Rong, the founder of Lin Ji School in Japan, brought back Zen Buddhism, the tree species of matcha and the method of making matcha from China, spread it to Japan, and planted the first tea seedling in Ujiyama (near Kyoto). Matcha was gradually forgotten in China, but in the16th century, Mori no Rikyū of Cha Sheng formulated some regulations of Japanese tea ceremony and designated matcha as the correct tea used in tea ceremony.
Nutritional value of matcha
In recent decades, people's understanding of tea has been greatly deepened, and the functional substance essence of tea has also been deeply understood. Nowadays, the toxic and side effects of antibiotics and growth hormone are increasingly questioned, and tea polyphenols are more and more deeply involved in people's diet because of their unique biological functions and "green" nature.
Although ordinary tea contains extremely high nutrients, only 35% of the ingredients in tea are really soluble in water, and a large number of effective ingredients that are insoluble in water are thrown away as tea dregs. Experiments show that drinking tea can absorb more nutrients than drinking tea. A bowl of matcha contains more than 30 cups of ordinary green tea, so almost all Japanese tea ceremony teachers live a long life. Changing from drinking tea to drinking tea is not only the reform of eating habits, but also the need to adapt to the fast-paced modern life. In recent years, Japan-China Friendship Exchange Association has joined hands with Shanghai Yuzhi Matcha Co., Ltd. to vigorously promote the slogan of "changing tea into tea" and actively advocate scientific, economical and simple ways of drinking tea to the public.
Matcha is rich in nutrients and essential trace elements for human body. Its main components are tea polyphenols, caffeine, free amino acids, chlorophyll, protein, aromatic substances, cellulose, vitamins C, A, B 1, B2, B3, B5, B6, E, K, H and other trace elements.
Nutritional components of matcha (100g):
Protein 6.64 grams (nutrients that form muscles and bones)
Sugar 23.67 g (energy to maintain physical and sports vitality)
55.08g dietary fiber (to help excrete harmful substances in the body and prevent constipation and lifestyle diseases).
Fat 2.94g (active energy source)
β tea polyphenols 12090μg (which has a deep relationship with eye health and beauty)
Vitamin A 20 16μg (for beauty and skin care)
Vitamin B 1 0.2mg (energy metabolism. Energy source of brain and nerve)
Vitamin B 2 1.5 mg (promoting cell regeneration)
Vitamin C 30mg (an indispensable component of collagen production, is related to skin health and whitening. )
Vitamin K 1.350μ g (helpful for calcium deposition in bones, prevention of osteoporosis and regulation of blood balance)
Vitamin E 19 mg (antioxidant, anti-aging, vitamin known as rejuvenation)
Folic acid 1 19μg (preventing improper cell replication and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells is also an indispensable nutrition for pregnant women).
Pantothenic acid 0.9mg (maintaining skin and mucous membrane health)
Calcium 840 mg (to prevent osteoporosis)
Φ18mg (maintenance of hematopoiesis, especially for women).
Sodium 8.32 mg (to help maintain the balance of body fluids inside and outside cells)
Potassium 727mg (keep nerves and muscles working normally and eliminate excess salt in the body)
Magnesium 145mg (magnesium deficiency in human body will cause circulator disease)
Lead1.5mg (to maintain skin and hair health)
SOD activity 1260000 unit (anti-oxidation, preventing cell oxidation = preventing aging)
Studies have shown that tea polyphenols can eliminate excessive harmful free radicals in the body, regenerate efficient antioxidant substances such as α-VE, VC, GSH and SOD in the human body, thus protecting and repairing the antioxidant system, which has a significant effect on enhancing immunity, preventing cancer and preventing aging. Drinking green tea for a long time can reduce blood sugar, blood lipid and blood pressure, thus preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
The making of matcha
The raw material of matcha is ground tea, but it is made of spring tea. In addition to strict fertilizer and water management, there are two key words in its production: cover and steaming. 20 days before picking spring tea, scaffolding must be set up to cover reed curtains and grass curtains, and the shading rate can reach over 98%. There is also a simple cover, covered with black plastic gauze, and the shading rate can only reach 70 ~ 85%. Experiments show that different materials and colors of shading tea have different effects.
Japanese scholar Yao Ziwu's research shows: "Covering and shading change environmental factors such as light intensity, light quality and temperature, thus affecting the formation of tea aroma quality. Open-air tea contains no B- sandalwood alcohol, benzoic acid and its esters, and the content of other aroma components is obviously lower than that of shade tea except for the higher content of lower aliphatic compounds. The contents of chlorophyll and amino acids in green tea increased obviously. Carotenoids are 65438 0.5 times higher than those cultivated in open air, their total amino acids are 65438 0.4 times higher than those cultivated in natural light, and their chlorophyll is 65438 0.6 times higher than those cut in natural light.
The preparation of matcha should start a few weeks before tea picking. Cover the tea trees to prevent direct sunlight, which can slow down the growth of tea leaves, deepen the leaves and promote the production of amino acids, thus making tea sweeter.
After harvest, if the leaves are usually rolled up before drying, this is Yulu tea. But if the leaves are flat and dry, they are called "tea orders" after being crushed. Order tea and grind it into fine light green powder with stones, which is matcha.
Note: Only the ordered tea is "matcha" when it is ground into powder, and all other tea ground into powder is called "powdered tea".
Drink matcha
The secret of drinking matcha If you want to fully enjoy the delicious taste of matcha, the water quality in the tea producing area is the best choice.
Matcha is usually drunk in the way of Japanese tea ceremony, which needs to follow a series of complicated rules.
The basic method is to put a small amount of matcha in a tea bowl, add a small amount of warm water (not boiled water), and then stir evenly (traditionally, use a special bamboo tea broom). If it is soaked strongly, it is called "strong tea"; if it is soaked lightly, it is called "thin tea".
Application of matcha
In today's Japan, the matcha industry is developing very rapidly. Matcha has no additives, preservatives and artificial colors. As a nutritional fortifier and natural pigment additive, it is widely used in food, health care products, cosmetics and other industries, and a wide variety of matcha candy is derived:
Food: moon cakes, biscuits, melon seeds, ice cream, noodles, matcha chocolate, matcha ice cream, matcha cake, matcha bread, matcha jelly, matcha candy,
Drinks: canned drinks, solid drinks, milk, yogurt, matcha canned drinks, etc.
Cosmetics: beauty products, matcha mask, matcha powder cake, matcha soap, matcha shampoo, etc.
Chemicals for daily use:
Matcha is different from ordinary green tea powder and is not ordinary broken tea.
Matcha needs to select some raw materials of spring tea and cover it for about 20 days. After being steamed, dried and made into broken tea, it is crushed with a traditional stone mill at an ambient temperature below 20 degrees, which ensures the color, fragrance and taste of matcha, so matcha can be called the best in green tea powder.
Matcha is a life attitude.
Many people, many women, no matter what method they use, have no effect on beauty rejuvenation and lose confidence. And some riveting enough strength, carrying money bags blindly chasing the wind, the effect is not great. ...
In fact, I just don't understand a simple truth, which requires a mentality, a mentality like green tea. A cup of tea, but no trace of leaves; A wisp of fragrance wafts, but you don't have to endure the bitterness of the taste. It's matcha
There are lofty green tea and peaceful water; There is a self-contained personality and an inclusive spirit. This is the matcha attitude.
Many people like matcha, like it as green as spring, like it mixed with cheese, freezing point and dessert.