Matcha calories and nutrition facts
Matcha: 237 kcal per 100 g, protein 29.6 g, fat 5.3 g, carbs 1.5 g. 1 tsp (2 g): 5 kcal.
Matcha is green tea ground to a fine powder, whisked into hot water for the Japanese tea ceremony or into milk for lattes, and baked into cakes and ice cream. A 2 g teaspoon is only about 5 kcal; in a matcha latte, the milk and sweetener are what count. Because you drink the whole leaf, per 100 g it’s very rich in vitamin K and vitamin A.
- High in protein
- High in fibre
- Very low salt
- High in vitamin K
- Protein 50%
- Fat 20%
- Carbs 3%
- Other 27%
In everyday portions
- 1 tsp ≈ 2 g 5 kcal P 0.6 · F 0.1 · C 0 g
- 100 kcal is 42 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 70 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 2.4 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 237 kcal 992 kJ 12%
- Protein 29.6 g 59%
- Fat 5.3 g 8%
- Carbs available, without fibre 1.5 g <1%
- Fibre 38.5 g
- Salt 0.01 g <1%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 50%
- Fat 20%
- Carbs 3%
- Other 27%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 2,400 µg 300%
- Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin E 28 mg 233%
- Vitamin K 2,900 µg 3867%
- Vitamin C 60 mg 75%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.6 mg 55%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 1.4 mg 96%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 4 mg 25%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid 3.7 mg 62%
- Vitamin B6 0.96 mg 69%
- Folate B9 1,200 µg 600%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
- Choline no data
Minerals
- Potassium 2,700 mg 135%
- Calcium 420 mg 52%
- Phosphorus 350 mg 50%
- Magnesium 230 mg 61%
- Iron 17 mg 121%
- Zinc 6.3 mg 63%
- Copper 0.6 mg 60%
- Manganese no data
- Selenium no data
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 6 mg <1%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- High in protein
- High in fibre
- Very low salt
- High in vitamin K
- High in folate
- High in vitamin A
- High in vitamin E
- High in potassium
- High in iron
- High in vitamin B2
- High in vitamin C
- High in vitamin B6
- High in zinc
- High in vitamin B5
- High in magnesium
- High in copper
- High in vitamin B1
- High in calcium
- High in phosphorus
- High in vitamin B3
Drinks
Among drinks
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 130 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 93% More calories than 93% of drinks.
- 99% More protein than 99% of drinks.
- 99% More fibre than 99% of drinks.
- 98% More vitamin K than 98% of drinks.
- 99% More folate than 99% of drinks.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Spirits 231 kcal
- Vodka 231 kcal
- Rum 231 kcal
- Whiskey 250 kcal
- Gin 265 kcal
- Protein smoothie 118 kcal
More in Drinks
- Eggnog 88 kcal
- Pineapple juice 53 kcal
- Cranberry juice 46 kcal
- Sake 134 kcal
- Mango lassi 83 kcal
- Martini 201 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (MEXT), code 16035.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.