Bright green powder made from tea
Matcha is powder, made from green tea. According to many blogs on the internet, this bright green stuff is really super healthy. What can you believe?
The Health Council has included special advice on tea in the new Guidelines for a good diet. The advice is: drink three cups of black or green tea a day. With such concrete health advice about tea, our country is really a forerunner!
Tea is healthy
The Health Council says that tea lowers blood pressure and thus reduces the risk of a stroke. Other studies show that tea contains antioxidants, which protect the body against harmful influences such as aging, pollution and smoking. It is quite possible that matcha contains extra antioxidants thanks to its bright green color.
Matcha extra healthy?
Is matcha really magic? It is said that matcha:
- keep the mood up
- improves concentration and stamina
- your skin rejuvenates
- provides extra calorie burn
Well…. few scientific studies have been done on matcha. At most, there have been some studies in test tubes and with laboratory animals, but few with humans. The health claims about matcha are therefore (unfortunately) not yet proven.
Green, black or herbal
The Nutrition Center says that three quarters of the Dutch believe that green tea is healthier than black tea, but that is really not the case. Drinking tea is a healthy habit, but it doesn’t matter whether you drink green or black tea. And what about herbal tea? The following applies: it is tasty, but has no proven health effects.
