Matcha ingredients - why is Matcha healthy?

Matcha Inhaltsstoffe – Warum ist Matcha gesund?

Introduction

Why is Matcha healthy? The reason for this is the Matcha ingredients that are supposed to be about in this article. In addition to largely unknown antioxidants such as EGCG, ECG, EGC, querine and rutin, we also respond to more well -known ones such as vitamin C and caffeine.

At the end of the article you will understand why Matcha tea is so healthy and how you can use it for yourself.

 

Contents

  1. Ingredients Matcha tea
    1. Caffeine - Wachmacher ingredient in Matcha
    2. L-theanin
    3. Antioxidants - most important Matcha ingredients
      1. Catechine EGCG, ECG & EGC
      2. Chlorophyll - green ingredient in Matcha
      3. Polyphenols and polyphenolic acids
      4. Cross -cod
      5. Rutin
      6. vitamin C
  2. Why is Matcha healthy?
  3. Conclusion

 

1. ingredients Matcha tea

We are in our contribution toMatcha effect already dealt with ingredients. So if you want to know in great detail how the ingredients of Matcha generally work on our body after drinking, you can read in there accordingly.

We will hold back a little here and generally illuminate the ingredients in order to then respond to the question of why Matcha is healthy.

1.1. Caffeine - Wachmacher ingredient in Matcha

As in green tea, Matcha contains caffeine. Compared to normal green tea or black tea, however, significantly more. With up to 4.4 %, Matcha tea is absolutely on the tea on the caffeine.

 

Caffeine comparison Matcha, greener tea, black tea, white tea, yellow tea caffeine

 

1.2. L-theanin

The amino acid Appears again and again in our blog. Not without reason, because it is extremely fascinating. In cooperation with caffeine If both ingredients from Matcha develop their full potential and act as inGuayusa tea also synergetically. The mental performance is increased by improving vigilance, focus and reaction capacity, as well as stress resistance.

 

Matcha ingredients - why is Matcha healthy

 

1.2. Antioxidants - most important Matcha ingredients

Antioxidants are probably the most important active ingredients in Matcha!

Antioxidants not only have the effects of free radical catchers, but also stand out by many different effects from each other.

Matcha has an incredibly high orac with a total value of approx. 120,000 to 180,000 Trolox, which with that of Guayusa Tea is comparable.

 

Catechine EGCG, ECG & EGC

The most exciting antioxidants in Matcha are the catechins. They also make a large part of the Matcha effect. The Catechine EGCG, ECG & EGC are the most powerful ingredients in Matcha tea in terms of antioxidants.

EGCG, ECG and EGC are considered extremely effectiveAnti-cancer active ingredients.

In addition becomesEGCG A supportive effect on Lose weight agreed and A nerve -protecting effect in Studies proven. More in our contribution toEffect of Matcha.

 

Chlorophyll - green ingredient in Matcha

The green dye is something that all plants have in common as an ingredient and thus active ingredient. However, the better the quality of Matcha, the higher the chlorophyll content.

Really good Matcha is deep, bright green. He has no yellow or brownstick. We only recommend buying Matcha from Japanese cultivation, as attention is paid to the important steps in cultivation and processing. The chlorophyll content in Matcha from other countries such as China and Vietnam is significantly lower and therefore is of a worse Quality go out.

 

Polyphenols and polyphenolic acids

Polyphenolic acids are also ingredients that occur not only in Matcha but all plants. They are part of the group of secondary plant substances, also called polyphenols.

All polyphenols in Matcha tea make up a share of approx. 30% of all ingredients of the dry leaf. Polyphenoles include z. B. dyes, odor and flavors as well as acids.

 

Cross -cod

Querzentin seems in Water not to be particularly solvable. In experiments it could be determined that in alcoholic Solutions are solved significantly more quezentin than in water.

Nevertheless, even with an aqueous infusion, a little of the insulin sensitivity increasing antioxidant, with the same nerve -protecting property, is solved.

 

Rutin

Rutin is an incredibly potent antioxidant, which can be found in high quantities in buckwheat. The ingredient in Matcha is 31 times higher represent.

 

vitamin C

This antioxidant will be known to everyone. It is recommended to eat vitamin C in the form of vegetables and fruits every day.

Matcha also contains vitamin C to get the amount of vitamin C that has a lemonhowever Drink about 1.5 liters of Matcha. This would lead to enormous heartbeat.

 

Matcha Antioxidants EGCG, EGC, ECG

 

2. Why is Matcha healthy?

Matcha is clearly a food or much more of a stimulant and functional food with particularly health-promoting ingredients. All studies and attempts on Matcha are about to what extent and why Matcha is so healthy.

The results always attribute the ingredients of Matcha, which in turn point to antioxidants. Why Matcha is so healthy is due to the effect and the synergy of all existing ingredients.

In studies, the antioxidants in Matcha tea were able to demonstrate numerous positive properties, including:

  • Neutralization of free radicals
  • Protection of nerve cells and nerve fibers
  • Strengthening the immune system
  • Inhibition of inflammation
  • Diabetes regulating
  • Diabetes prevention
  • Increase cognitive skills
  • Improvement of the metabolism
  • Fat reduction in the body

More on the detailed effect of the ingredients, in particular the numerous antioxidants mentioned, can be found in our article on Effect of Matcha.

 

3. Conclusion

Why Matcha is healthy can now be answered. Matcha tea is how Guayusa Also, with the variety of antioxidative ingredients, definitely one of the healthiest foods there is.

The antioxidants EGCG, ECG and EGC, which belong to the group of catechins, are particularly interesting. Their effect is particularly good for our health.

Matcha tea is clearly a stimulant that is beneficial for health. However, it is less suitable as an efficient guards for everyday use, since the permanent waking effect with increased concentration and physical performance is missing.

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