[[File:Matcha.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Matcha]]
See also : *[[Green Tea]]<br>* [[EGCG]]
A green tea known as matcha—a finely milled, emerald green variety from Japan—has long been claimed to have greater health benefits than other green teas. Finally, a study from the University of Colorado validates these claims and explains them as being due to matcha's exceptionally high concentration of EGCG. The study's authors wrote:
Results indicate that the concentration of [EGCG] available from drinking matcha is 137 times greater than the amount of EGCG available from China Green Tips green tea, and at least 3 times higher than the largest literature value for other green teas.