While drinking green tea is healthy, unfortunately there is a host of insoluble nutrients that remain locked in the leaves and are therefore simply tossed out. The Japanese found a way to capture some of the lost goodness by grinding the tea leaves into a fine powder called matcha. The matcha is then placed in hot water and used instead of leaves.
The result is no leaves – no waste – only a nutrient-rich cup of concentrated green tea that is naturally high in protein and fibre, low in sugars, fat-free and salt-free. In fact, matcha is the world’s most potent green tea and contains ten times more antioxidants than regular brewed green tea.
As a nutritional powerhouse, matcha is known to deliver astounding health benefits, such as reducing stress and anxiety, boosting memory and concentration, promoting younger-looking skin, boosting energy levels and promoting calmness, detoxifying the body, strengthening the immune system, increasing metabolism and improving cholesterol balance.
BLOOM has expertly blended matcha with functional herbs and exotic flavours to create the world’s largest collection of 11 tea powders that also includes three caffeine-free herbal varieties.
The company has taken its organic matcha to the next level and added functional ingredients. These include milk thistle, ginkgo biloba and yerba mate, and natural flavourings such as mango, grapefruit and mojito, to give matcha a modern makeover, since it remained rather grassy-tasting for centuries.
Now we can enjoy a variety of matcha lattes, ice teas and matcha shots suitable for vegetarians and vegans and free from all allergens. Half a teaspoon of matcha contains more antioxidants per gram than goji berries, dark chocolate, pecans, walnuts, pomegranates, wild blueberries, acai berries, broccoli and spinach – combined.
The tea powders are versatile superfoods that can be whisked into any drink or food for a potent antioxidant booster. Stir the powders into juices, fruit or vegetable smoothies, or whisk into hot or cold water.
Meals can be given a great boost by sprinkling tea powders over salads, seasoning meat or fish rubs, infusing into marinades or baking pastries and cakes, or even ice cream. There are endless ways to incorporate this delicious and healthy tea into the normal everyday life.
We love all things green here at THE ADDRESS Magazine and we cannot get enough of the matcha by BLOOM, with its premium quality and innovation.
