Japanese Matcha Green Tea from Troo Health Care provides a specially selected & world renowned nutritional source of green tea in a daily vegetarian friendly capsule. Matcha Green Tea Unlike most other green teas, matcha contains the entire leaf of the Camellia sinensis (the species of plant used to make green tea, black tea, oolong tea, & white tea). In cultivating matcha, the plant is shade-grown for several weeks before harvest. Following harvesting, processors grind the leaves of the plants into a fine powder. The results is a highly nutritious powder form which we have encapsulated for your convenience. What does Matcha Green Tea do? Some proponents claim that matcha contains more antioxidants than other forms of green tea. Matcha has been shown in some research to promote weight loss, lower cholesterol levels & blood