The tea comes through.
Matcha flavour, a little monk fruit, and no need for syrup.
About the sweetnessCOFFEE VS MATCHA
COFFEE
OR MATCHA?
Compare the taste, caffeine and cost.
START WITH
THE TASTE.
Caffeine, with L-theanine.
Matcha naturally contains both. The amount changes with the tea and the serving.
Compare the caffeineLOOK AT
THE SUGAR.
Total sugars per named container. Our planned blend uses monk fruit.
SWEETENED ICED COFFEE
Dare Double Espresso
Regular · 500mL bottle
45gTotal sugars per bottle
Includes 23.5g added sugars; the total also includes sugars from milk.
Manufacturer’s nutrition panelSWEETENED ENERGY DRINK
Red Bull Energy Drink
Original · 250mL can
27gTotal sugars per can
This figure is total sugars, not an added-sugar breakdown.
Manufacturer’s serving informationOUR PLANNED FIRST BLEND
Matcha + monk fruit
The finished blend
Monk fruit.For sweetness.
Our chosen sweetener for the first blend.
Full ingredients, nutrition and serving size come with the first drop.
See the blendCompared per named container, not equal volumes. Total sugars differ from added sugars. Unsweetened and sugar-free alternatives exist. Checked 16 October 2026. Sources.
SIDE
BY SIDE.
| Coffee | Matcha powder | |
|---|---|---|
| At 3pm | The usual coffee | The cold, creamy green one |
| The caffeine bit | Caffeine. Maybe the crash too. | Caffeine plus naturally occurring L-theanine, with amounts changing by tea and grams of powder. [4] |
| The taste | Coffee, obviously | Creamy with milk. Still tastes like matcha. |
| Want it sweet? | Sugar or syrup on top | Monk fruit is already in our blend |
| Getting the next one | Order. Wait. Collect. Again. | Open the fridge. Add milk and ice. |
CAFFEINE PER CUP.
Caffeine varies with the tea and serving size.
Espresso · 60mL~80mg
Matcha · 2g powder48–88mg
At 2g, the study-based matcha illustration is 48–88mg, alongside the approximately 80mg espresso reference. These values overlap.
Illustration from five Japanese tea samples, not our product. Coffee uses EFSA references. Sources & method.
The ranges overlap. Matcha isn’t always lower in caffeine, and your response may differ.
WHAT DOES
A CUP COST?
Enter your coffee and pure-matcha costs. Our blend’s price and serving size aren’t final yet.
IT STARTED
WITH THE TASTE.
Too sweet, too grassy, or buried in milk. I started Japanese Matcha because I wanted a latte that tasted like matcha.
Meet BenjaminTHE
SOURCES.
These sources cover tea generally. Our blend’s measured serving details come before sale.
- European Food Safety Authority — caffeine
Approximate beverage references: 80mg for a 60mL espresso and 90mg for 200mL filter coffee. These are reference servings, not measurements of an Australian café’s recipe.
- Luo et al., 2023 — matcha composition study, Tables 1 & 3
Five Japanese-origin sample means: 2.40%, 3.69%, 4.41%, 4.30% and 4.34% caffeine by weight. The illustration uses 24–44.1mg/g × grams of powder. These samples are not Japanese Matcha products.
- Kenko Tea — matcha preparation
Preparation reference only. No supplier partnership or endorsement is implied.
- Camfield et al., 2025 — systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
The review found small-to-moderate differences favouring L-theanine plus caffeine for some attention and mood measures in the first two hours. Results varied by outcome; this is not a test of Japanese Matcha or a guarantee for an individual cup.
The photograph illustrates a serving style, rather than our finished blend.
