Mix with milk for a latte that can be sweetened to taste or boost smoothies, juice and hot chocolate with natural energizing effects you don't experience every day. The traditional cultivation of tencha requires shading the tea garden for 3-4 weeks prior to harvest. This elevates chlorophyll and enhances L-theanine and other stimulating amino acids responsible for matcha's unique bounty of energy. Tencha is made from tea strains specifically cultivated to be: -low in tannin -high in caffeine -rich in flavor and umami ORIGIN Kagoshima, Japan