{"id":111409,"date":"2026-07-05T12:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T07:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=111409"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T08:27:38","slug":"matcha-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/matcha-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Matcha Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Matcha Tea Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, an Assam tea estate sold India\u2019s first commercially-produced matcha tea, marking a significant shift from conventional teas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Matcha Tea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matcha is a finely <\/span><b>ground green tea powder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made from specially processed, shade-grown tea <\/span><b>leaves of Camellia sinensis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It originated through <\/span><b>cultural exchanges between China and Japan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the premodern period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It developed from earlier powdered tea practices in China that were later introduced to Japan by Zen Buddhist monks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How is it produced?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is made after <\/span><b>shading tea leaves for<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> three to <\/span><b>four weeks before harvest.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blocking <\/span><b>90% of sunlight from the leaves boosts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their chlorophyll and amino acid levels, and gives them a <\/span><b>distinct colour and flavour.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The young <\/span><b>leaves are harvested and steamed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then dried and de-stemmed into a flaky leaf called tencha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>tencha is slowly stone-ground<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into the fine powder we know as matcha.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shade-growing process gives matcha its <\/span><b>characteristic bright green colour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rich umami flavour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike regular green tea, where the leaves are steeped and discarded, <\/span><b>matcha is whisked into water and consumed entirely<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, providing higher levels of antioxidants, amino acids, and natural caffeine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/assam-estate-sells-indias-first-matcha-tea\/article71178771.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matcha Tea  is a finely ground green tea powder made from specially processed, shade-grown tea leaves of Camellia sinensis. 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