There are hundreds of books about tea but very few that offer a complete, condensed rundown of the benefits and common uses of matcha tea. The infographic below shows how matcha is different than all those green teas on store shelves.

The amazing part is that regular green tea, which has about one-tenth the nutritional quality of matcha, gets tons of media coverage and online attention for its health advantages. That’s upside-down logic.

People who already drink green tea on a regular basis are usually astounded at the huge differences between what they’re currently consuming and matcha. They tend to make the switch pretty quickly once they figure out what they’re missing.

Matcha tea was brought to Japan by a pair of Buddhist monks a long time ago, from a land far, far away. China was like the cultural big brother to Japan in those days and everything in Japan, even the writing system, had come from China. The infographic succinctly explains how the tea came to Japan, who brought it and when.

Health benefits

Matcha beats other superfoods and green tea by a mile when it comes to antioxidant content and every relevant nutritional component. That means it not only tastes great but is very good for the body.

Compare green tea vs matcha, and you will find several differences.

How to make a cup of matcha

Another great thing about the infographic is that it gives the world’s simplest recipe for preparing matcha by the cup. There’s no guessing or complicated measuring. In a sentence or two, anyone can figure out how to prepare a cup at home.

And for those who might want to cook with it or make a matcha milkshake or wine cooler, the infographic has that covered too.

People love the fact that preparing matcha is fun and can become a serious form of meditation if they want it to be. Or it can just be a really healthy habit to drink a cup of matcha every few days or so.

There’s no guessing anymore about what is the healthiest tea around. It’s matcha by a long shot.