Is matcha actually healthy? Here’s what the science says
Matcha is made from shade-grown green tea leaves that have been ground into a powder. This means it shares a lot of the properties of regular green tea.
“Coffee and tea, including matcha, are both high in polyphenols,” says Dr Emily Leeming, external, dietitian and microbiome scientist at King’s College London.
“Polyphenols and a very small amount of fibre, external found in drinks like matcha and coffee may be good for your gut health, external because they feed the good bacteria.”
While some small studies, external have found that matcha may help boost the diversity of friendly gut bacteria when you drink it every day, research on this specific drink is limited.
