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Does Chlorophyll Detox Your Body? What the Research Actually Says

Short answer: the chlorophyll detox claim you have read on a hundred wellness pages traces back to real, peer-reviewed research, but that research used chlorophyllin, a semi-synthetic salt made from chlorophyll, not the chlorophyll in a green leaf. The best...

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Cha or tea? It depended on the port

Why Half the World Says Cha and the Other Half Says Tea

Why Half the World Says Cha and the Other Half Says Tea By Christian Mauerer, Founder of One with Tea · Published August 9, 2026 Key takeaways Nearly every language calls tea a version of one of two words, and...

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Japan exports the same weight of tea as in 1932

Japan Exports the Same Weight of Tea Today as in 1932

Japan Exports the Same Weight of Tea Today as in 1932 By Christian Mauerer, Founder of One with Tea · Published August 9, 2026 Key takeaways Japan exported about 13,399 tonnes of tea in 1932. In FY2025 it exported 13,125...

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Does Matcha Go Bad? How to Store Matcha and Keep It Fresh

By Christian Mauerer, Founder of One with Tea · Published July 17, 2026 Matcha does not really go bad the way milk does. It degrades. Sealed and stored well, a tin holds its color and flavor for months, often up...

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Freshly harvested vibrant green Japanese tea leaves, the raw material for sencha

What Is Sencha? Japan's Everyday Green Tea, Explained

By Christian Mauerer, Founder of One with Tea · Published July 17, 2026 Sencha is Japan's everyday green tea. It's made from tea leaves grown in open sunlight, steamed within hours of harvest to stop oxidation, then rolled and dried...

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Top-down editorial flat lay of three premium organic Japanese matcha vessels on natural oak: an open black ceramic tin of vivid jade powder with a bamboo chashaku scoop, a slim bamboo canister, and a kraft pouch with scattered tencha leaves

Best Organic Ceremonial Matcha 2026: Founder's Brand Picks

Best organic ceremonial matcha brands 2026, from a Japanese tea founder. USDA/JAS picks, seven quality markers, and what 'ceremonial' actually means.

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An aged world map laid on a wooden table with a Japanese ceremonial matcha tin placed on Japan and a small crude-oil vial near the Persian Gulf, with traditional Japanese tea ceremony tools in the soft-focus background

How the 2026 Iran War Is Pushing Matcha Prices Higher

By Christian Mauerer, Founder of One with Tea · Published May 7, 2026 · Updated August 13, 2026 Live 2026 auction tracker: For the latest tencha auction prices and the full year's running summary, see our Japanese Matcha Price Tracker...

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Why Matcha Prices Are Rising in 2026 (And What You're Paying For)

Why Matcha Prices Are Rising in 2026 (And What You're Actually Paying For) By Christian Mauerer, Founder of One with Tea · Published May 6, 2026 Live 2026 auction tracker: For the latest tencha auction prices and the full year's...

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The 2026 Matcha Shortage Explained: A Founder's View From the Sourcing Floor

Live 2026 auction tracker: For the latest tencha auction prices and the full year's running summary, see our Japanese Matcha Price Tracker 2026. This page remains the focused deep dive. Updated June 2026: the 2026 first-flush (ichibancha) auctions confirmed the...

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