Ceremonial Grade Matcha

Region: Uji, Japan

40g/container

Spring 2020 harvest

Grades of Matcha:

• Matcha grade depends on where in the tea plant did the matcha come from.

• The buds of the plant contains the highest grade which contains the most nutrients

• The lower the position of the tea leaves that matcha is taken from, the less the nutrients it contains and, therefore, the lower the grade.

• The highest grade of matcha is called koicha grade

• MN Tea's matcha is ceremonial grade, which is one step below the koicha grade.