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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 exported about 13,399 tonnes of tea in 1932 and 13,125 tonnes of green tea in FY2025. The weight barely moved in 93 years. What changed is composition and price: matcha.

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How Many Grams Is 1 Teaspoon of Matcha? (Simple Conversion Guide)

How Many Grams Is 1 Teaspoon of Matcha? (Simple Conversion Guide)

One teaspoon of matcha is about 2 grams. A clear conversion guide with a tsp-to-grams chart, serving sizes, and how to measure matcha with or without a scale.

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Christian Mauerer in a Shizuoka tea field inspecting cultivar bushes

Japanese Tea Cultivars: The Plants Behind Matcha and Green Tea

By Christian Mauerer, founder of One with Tea Β· Reviewed August 2026 A cultivar is a tea plant bred for a particular set of traits and then cloned by cuttings, so every bush is genetically the same. Japan grows around...

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Matcha Harvest Begins in Nara: What Tencha Season Means for 2026 Buyers

Matcha Harvest Begins in Nara: What Tencha Season Means for 2026 Buyers

Tencha harvest has begun in Nara's Yamato-cha country. Here is what the late-May picking means for ceremonial matcha supply and pricing in 2026.

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What Is Umami? The Fifth Basic Taste, Explained Through Tea

Umami is the fifth basic taste: savory, brothy depth from glutamate and amino acids. A tea founder explains the science and why shade-grown tea tastes umami.

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Can You Drink Matcha Every Day? Daily Amounts and Ritual

Can You Drink Matcha Every Day? Daily Amounts and Ritual

Yes. For most healthy adults, drinking matcha every day is a normal habit, and a four-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial that measured sleep with EEG found no change in total sleep time, sleep latency or sleep efficiency in people taking 2.7...

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Does Matcha Have L-Theanine? The Amino Acid Behind Calm Focus

Does Matcha Have L-Theanine? How Much Is in a Bowl

Yes, matcha contains L-theanine, and published analyses of unadulterated commercial powder put it between about 4 and 45 milligrams per gram. A 2 gram bowl therefore delivers somewhere between 8 and 90 mg. That tenfold spread is not measurement sloppiness....

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Does Matcha Stain Teeth? An Honest Answer

Does Matcha Stain Teeth? An Honest Answer

Does matcha stain teeth? Yes, it can. In 2024 and 2025 lab tests, matcha discolored tooth-colored filling material about as much as coffee did, and green tea discolored bovine (cow) tooth enamel about as much as coffee too, with black...

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Is Matcha Better Than Coffee? An Honest Comparison

Is Matcha Better Than Coffee? An Honest Comparison

Matcha is not better than coffee in any absolute sense, and coffee is not better than matcha. The better choice depends on the experience you want. Matcha, a stone-ground powder made from shade-grown Camellia sinensis leaves, tends to give calmer...

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