100 Times Richer In Antioxidants Than Regular Green Tea – What You Have to Know About Matcha Tea

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It’s said that Matcha green tea is almost 100 times abundant in antioxidants than regular green tea. Matcha tea is one of the highest quality powdered green teas and it’s becoming more and more popular now, why is everyone talking about it and what this tea can help you?

Following listed 10 great reasons why you should drink a cup of Matcha green tea everyday.

1.It provides several necessary nutrients

A cup of Matcha tea is equal to 10 cups of regular green tea in terms of nutritional content. It’s rich in fiber, chlorophyll and  a variety of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, zinc, chromium and magnesium.

2.It is rich in antioxidant

It has been proven that the antioxidants in green tea can help you protect against several diseases, including arthritis, asthma, skin problems, diabetes, allergies, high blood pressure and even cancer. Matcha tea contains more antioxidants than regular green tea, one glass of Matcha tea is equal to 10 glasses of the regular green tea of antioxidants. Besides, the Matha tea antioxidants level is

  • 7 times that of dark chocolate;
  • 17 times that of wild blueberries;
  • 6.2 times that of Goji berries and
  • 60.5 times that of spinach.

3.It increases metabolism and boosts weight loss

Matcha tea is packed with catechins and amino acids that boost metabolism and help you burn more fat thus aiding weight loss. And this natural tea is safe enough to take without any negative side effects, so it’s a wise option to include it into your weight loss diet.

4.It detoxifies the body naturally

Matcha tea is a powerful detoxifier to help remove the toxins, heavy metals and other waste contents from the body.

5.It enhances calm

Since long time, Matcha tea has been used by Japanese and Chinese  as a tool to relax and calm the mind. This is because of the L-Theanine content in Matcha tea that can promote the production of alpha waves in the brain to keep you calm. And the L-Theanine in Matcha tea is almost 5 times more than regular green tea, so anytime you need relax or extra focus, drink a cup of Matcha tea!

More reasons to drink Matcha tea regularly?

6.It’s a good content to strengthens your immune system

7.It is an excellent agent to decrease the levels of LDL “bad” cholesterol

8.Regularly consumption of Matcha tea has been proven to combat aging and inflammation

9.It also provides an energy boost without any side-effects when compared with coffee

10.It’s naturally sweet and tastes great

Rules to consume Matcha tea

  1. Choose organic Matcha tea to avoid the artificial fertilizers or pesticides;
  2. When making Matcha tea, boil the water and leave it for some minutes before adding the tea, because if you put the tea powder to boiling water directly, you will not get its best taste;
  3. No matter hot or cold, it gives you great experience always.

Sources: eater.com, dietoflife.com, matchasource.com, antioxidants-for-health-and-longevity.com

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