![]() ![]() It has superiority over Sencha due to excess of these contents, which also gives you energy. Both of these have relaxing and refreshing effects on your mood with health benefits. Matcha is grown in the shade and therefore retains more caffeine and L-Theanine content. What is more, many studies find that this amazing tea may be able to burn fat, lower the risk of neurological disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, offset oxidative stress on the brain, improve cholesterol levels and lower the risk of stroke.ĭue to the difference in many stages of tea in both Sencha and Matcha, the nutrients in both teas are present in different varieties. As well, the high antioxidant contents found in green tea may prevent the arteries from clogging. Considering that green tea is mostly unprocessed from unoxidized leaves, the higher amount of antioxidants in green tea compared to other tea leaves helps combat cancer growth in the stomach, lungs, pancreas, breast, and bladder. Green tea is a widely studied tea that has high concentrations of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). This is evident since Matcha is processed to be fine as powder, while Sencha would appear as a loose leaf broken into pieces after being steamed and rolled. ![]() Matcha tea has a bright green color and creamy texture with no bitter after-taste.Įven the appearance would differ from the other. It is refreshing and beneficial to health, just like Matcha. In the final brewed tea, Sencha has a light yellowish color, grassy aroma, and a strong taste, which leaves a pungent after-taste. Whereas, Sencha gets the dark green color light due to exposure to sunlight. Due to the lack of sunlight in the Matcha case, it gets a bright green color. There is a visible difference in leaves color between the two teas. The final product you see is the loose leaves, which are wholly used when brewing tea. It is later dried and kneaded into small pieces. These are then boiled and simmered in water, which reduces the oxidation level. In the case of Sencha green tea, all the whole leaves, stems, and veins are picked and being processed. Due to extra labor in processing, as well as other tools and materials used to cover the green tea leaves and the skills needed for its procedure, Matcha is highly-priced as compared to Sencha. After the steaming, cooling, and drying process, leaves are ground into a fine powder, which is the final form and full of nutrients. After picking the matcha tea plant, only the youngest part of the plants, which are the leaves from the tip of the shoot are being used and these leaves are separated from stems. The processing also makes both green teas different from each other. When Match leaves are ground, it looks bright green as compared to Sencha leaves. Lack of sunlight stimulates excess chlorophyll production in leaves, and leaves appear greener. As for the Matcha, tea plants are kept in the shade for many days and only given limited sunlight. Sencha is grown in full sunlight, which reduces the green color pigment in the leaves and makes the leaves a dark greenish color. It is due to the different growing methods the farmers adopt to achieve a certain color. The main difference you see between Matcha and Sencha is the color. Sencha and Matcha are also different from each other in many ways, such as from growing to preparing. Green tea appears to be the same for many people, but it has many varieties, and it depends on harvesting and processing methods. Also, unlike Matcha, Sencha leaves are used as whole loose leaves and do not ground into a fine powder. Many tea sellers pan-fried their tea, but Baisao used to place whole tea in boiling water and let it simmer. Sencha means roasting/simmering tea, and it was named after the processing method used by Baisao, who used to sell tea around Kyoto. ![]() Matcha was the favorite before Sencha came in the 18th century. These green tea leaves are grown in shades to avoid frosting, and shading gives them a unique dark color. It was regarded as a luxury symbol in his time. He planted these seeds in the Kyoto temple and produced the highest quality green tea at that time. He brought the tea seeds along with the Zen Buddhists’ method of preparing green tea. ![]() Green tea has been in Japan for centuries and was brought by Eisai in 1191. While the two most popular types of green tea, Sencha and Matcha, come from the same plant known as Camellia Sinensis, they have different growing conditions and processing methods, which makes them stand apart. ![]()
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