Why matcha?

    

Historically revered, Matcha is the only tea used for over 800 years in the traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony. One cup of Matcha contains numerous health benefits that boost a healthy lifestyle. Soso Matcha comes from the same plant all tea comes from (Camellia sinensis). Our quality matcha green tea is shade-grown for 4 weeks before harvest, and stone-milled into a fine powder from whole tea leaves. Soso Matcha is a single-region, single-ingredient tea from small, family owned farm in Uji, Japan (just outside of Kyoto).  

Unlike traditional steeping where a tea drinker receives only some of tea's nutrients in the water, a Matcha drinker consumes the entire Camellia sinensis (tea) leaf in its powdered state–thereby receiving 100% of the leaf's nutritional value. Matcha powder is a frontrunner in the natural anxiety-relief space due to a broadscale health properties. Much of these benefits come down to the key compounds found in matcha tea like EGCG and L-theanine. However, researchers believe the combined properties of all health compounds and nutrients in matcha green tea (there are dozens) may represent a more complete effect, working for mental health and overall wellbeing.