What is Matcha? A Complete Guide
Matcha is world-renowned for its intense, vibrant colour and unique properties. While regular green tea is brewed by steeping the leaves in water and then discarding them, the entire tea leaf is pulverised when making matcha. This means that you absorb 100% of the powerful nutrients, antioxidants, and amino acids hidden in the leaves – making matcha an absolute heavyweight in functional wellness.
The Origin of Matcha: From Distant Monasteries to Modern Rituals
Matcha originated in Japan and has roots in centuries-old traditions. It all began in Buddhist monasteries, where a monk introduced what he called "the way of tea" – a meditation ritual designed to enhance focus and create inner peace among Japanese monks. Today, this ceremonial ritual has spread worldwide, loved by enthusiasts for both its rich history and its profound, noticeable effects on the body.
Unlike standard green tea, matcha is grown through a highly labor-intensive and specialized process. The tea leaves (Camellia sinensis) are carefully shaded from sunlight in the weeks leading up to harvest, with the amount of light precisely controlled. This process tremendously boosts the plant's production of chlorophyll (leaf green), giving matcha its iconic deep green color and an extremely concentrated nutritional profile.
What are the benefits of Matcha?
- Exceptional antioxidant boost: Matcha is incredibly rich in natural antioxidants – specifically catechins like EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), which help protect the body's cells from oxidative stress.
- Sustained energy and focus: Matcha naturally contains caffeine, but unlike the sudden energy spike and subsequent "crash" often experienced with coffee, matcha delivers energy in a balanced and stable way. This is due to the rare amino acid L-theanine, which works in conjunction with caffeine and contributes to more stable and balanced energy. Many therefore experience a more prolonged and calm energy than with coffee alone.
- Support for the brain and concentration: Several studies show that the combination of L-theanine and caffeine, naturally occurring in matcha, can help optimize brain function, including improving attention, reaction time, memory, and mental acuity.
The ultimate morning ritual for optimizing energy and focus.
Perform Matcha Superblend is not just a traditional matcha – it is an advanced, functional supplement developed in an exclusive collaboration between Holger Rune and Mission. The formula is created for high-performers, biohackers, and those of us who refuse to compromise on body or mind.
The blend combines the absolute highest quality of Japanese ceremonial matcha with potent extracts of Lion’s Mane and Cordyceps, energizing Yerba Mate, and healthy MCT fatty acids. The entire blend is naturally rounded off with a touch of ginger and, of course, Holger's favorite authentic, luxurious Manuka honey from New Zealand, which provides a fantastic, creamy, and warm flavor profile.
Every serving delivers smooth, long-lasting energy and deep mental clarity over 4-6 hours – completely without the sudden "crash" or the jitters often experienced from coffee. Make it a permanent part of your morning routine and give your body the perfect foundation for the demands of the day.
120 grams / 30 servings
Contents
Every ingredient is clinically dosed and scientifically proven. Developed in collaboration with leading nutrition experts.
What can Perform Matcha Superblend do?
Superblend: While regular matcha primarily provides natural energy from matcha alone, Holger Rune's Zero sugar Perform Matcha Superblend combines the absolute highest quality Japanese ceremonial matcha with manuka honey, ginger, Lions Mane, energizing yerba mate, healthy MCT fatty acids, and vitamins B6 and B12 for a complete performance blend focused on sustained energy, mental focus, and a complete performance blend, inspired by elite sports.
Mental sharpness: The base is Japanese ceremonial matcha, combined with high-potency extracts of Lion's Mane (cognitive focus) and Cordyceps (physical endurance). In addition, it contains Yerba Mate, MCT, New Zealand Manuka honey, and vitamins B6 and B12.- The result is a unique matcha, developed to support energy, focus, and endurance, and providing a rounder and more luxurious taste experience than traditional matcha, which can often be more bitter.
Focus and balanced energy
For everyone who wants sharp focus and more balanced energy throughout the day, matcha is an obvious choice:
- For concentration: L-theanine works in synergy with caffeine to improve focus, alertness, and mental clarity. It can help to dampen inner restlessness and support daily concentration.
- For stable energy: L-theanine and the natural caffeine in matcha work together, therefore providing many with more stable and balanced energy. The result is often sharp focus without the same tendency for restlessness and energy crashes that some experience after coffee.
The biggest difference lies in how you consume the tea and how concentrated it is. When you drink regular green tea, you simply let the leaves steep in the water and discard them afterward. With matcha, you consume the tea leaf itself, which is ground into a fine powder. Because you ingest the whole leaf, you get up to 137 times more antioxidants (especially the powerful EGCG) and a much higher concentration of amino acids and vitamins compared to a traditional cup of green tea.
No, quite the opposite. Although matcha contains natural caffeine, most people do not experience the sudden energy spike and subsequent "crash" or heart palpitations that coffee can cause. This is due to the amino acid L-theanine. L-theanine mitigates the stimulating effect of caffeine on the nervous system, instead releasing energy slowly and steadily over 4-6 hours. The result is a feeling of "calm alertness" – pure energy without shaky hands or inner turmoil.
Matcha can be enjoyed ice-cold or warm. To preserve all the good nutrients and avoid a bitter taste, it is important not to use boiling water. Boil the water and let it cool, or use lukewarm milk. It can also be enjoyed with ice cubes as a refreshing ice matcha.
- Step 1: Take 1 tsp. matcha powder (approx. 4 grams) and put it in a glass or drinking bottle.
- Step 2: Pour a little cooled boiled water or heated milk over it.
- Step 3: Whisk the powder and water/milk until a beautiful, creamy foam forms on top.
- Step 4: Top up with more hot water for a pure tea, or add ice-cold milk, or water with ice cubes and fill in the drinking bottle for the perfect energy drink.
Perform Matcha Superblend is more than traditional matcha. We have combined ceremonial Japanese matcha with New Zealand Manuka honey, Ginger, yerba mate, Lion's Mane, Cordyceps, MCT, and vitamins B6 and B12 in one unique blend.
The ceremonial matcha provides a natural source of caffeine and L-theanine, which are known to create a more balanced and sustained energy experience than many traditional energy drinks and coffee products.
We have added New Zealand Manuka honey and ginger for a smoother taste and as a natural part of Holger's universe. Yerba mate further contributes to natural energy, while Lion's Mane and Cordyceps are carefully selected, known for supporting brain function, focus, and learning, and the potential to increase energy, stamina, and the body's oxygen uptake.
MCT provides a creamy consistency, and vitamins B6 and B12 contribute to normal energy metabolism and help reduce tiredness and fatigue.
The result is a modern matcha blend developed with a focus on both mental and physical performance and well-being