Matcha: version 1

Saved 2026-09-25 23:47 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added KitKat Mini Uji Matcha (JAN 4902201165914), which family/kitkat names in its Variants. It is Nestlé Japan's airport-only box of three mini KitKats. The Japanese label comes from the Open Food Fa. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Matcha <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Matcha
name.ja: 抹茶
parent: ingredient/green-tea
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target               | market | from | until | ended | status  | source      | note                                           |
| ---- | -------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| is_a | ingredient/green-tea |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wikimatcha | Finely ground powder of shade-grown green tea. |
<!--/relations-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name         | type   | locale | from | until |
| ------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| 抹茶           | name   | ja     |      |       |
| Matcha paste | search | en     |      |       |
| 抹茶ペースト       | search | ja     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref        | url                                                                     | title                                                                                                          | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published  | record_id     | locator                                    | licence      | attribution                  | upstream                                              |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| wikimatcha | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matcha                                    | Matcha                                                                                                         | 2026-09-25 | Wikipedia       | publication |            |               |                                            | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |                                                       |
| packback   | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/490/220/116/5914/2.jpg | Back of the green box: ingredients, nutrition per piece, maker, consumer service, trademark holder and barcode | 2026-09-25 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2015-12-24 | 4902201165914 | imgid 2 (same list on imgid 7 and 9, 2018) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/4902201165914 |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Matcha is a finely ground powder of green tea made from shade-grown tea leaves, which gives it its bright green colour and umami flavour.[^wikimatcha] KitKat Mini Uji Matcha lists it twice, as matcha paste (抹茶ペースト) and as matcha (抹茶), ahead of green tea (緑茶).[^packback]
<!--/about-->