How about taking Matcha with Wheatgrass?
Matcha is already well established for its extraordinary health benefits, almost same is very
true about Wheatgrass, so why not think of combining these two in your daily morning
drink, instead of tea, coffee, or matcha alone, its full power pack combination and can help
almost everyone, whether you are very healthy and looking for some extraordinary preventive
medicine or you have any kind of health issues it will help to all and that too highly unexpected
unbelievable way, so we know more about matcha but we must know about this wheatgrass
so let's start
What is this Wheatgrass?
Its freshly sprouted first leaf of the common wheat plant, its used as a juice, which can be made
very easily in-home or you can buy its in powder form, which is green powder like matcha and
can be dispersed in water, wheatgrass extracts are also available,(1)
What is wheatgrass juice?
The 7-to-10-days sprouted leaves are converted to juice, very easily in a small juicer blender,
this juice is dark green in color and very rich in proteins, can be used as such or add salt, lime,
sugar depending on someones liking here it is also behaving almost the same way as matcha,(2)
How to combine with matcha?
Wheatgrass juice can be combined with matcha in any ratio and also cold or hot it's your
choice, there is no problem, it's not bitter in taste but still, if you want you can add some
honey or sugar as you do with matcha,(3)
Does it have Gluten?
Wheatgrass juice is very rich in protein, antioxidants, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and
also some very rare natural ingredients but it's 100% gluten-free, which means someone who
has gluten problem can also take it, so lets examine what it can offer
What does wheatgrass juice have?
Up to this time about 3000, ingredients are detected in wheatgrass juice, some of
they are identified and still, some of them are pending, but what major ingredients
which are confirmed, are very important for health and these are listed here
So ,in 100-gram,3.53 fluid-Ozs, one typical result is
General Details
Calories 21-calories
Carbohydrates 2-gram
Fiber <0.1-gram
Chlorophyll 42.2-mg
Fat 0.06-gram
Protein 1.95-gram
Water 95-gram
Ash 0.48-gram
Vitamins
Biotin 10-mcg
Choline 92.4-mg
Folate 29-mcg
Vitamin B5 6-mg
Vitamin B12 <1mcg
Vitamin C 3.65-mg
Vitamin E 15.2-IU
Minerals
Potassium 147-mg
Phosphorous 75.2-mg
Calcium 24.5-mg
Magnesium 24-mg
Iron 0.61-mg
So, you can say its protein drink, which is very rich in calcium, iron, also rich in
vitamin-E, and -C, and surprisingly it also has vitamin-B12, which is very rare
and mostly occurs in animal word
How you can grow your own wheatgrass very easily?
You can grow them on organic soil, on cloth, on paper, or without anything, but better
use organic soil, you can use a small tray, keep it moist, warm and they grow fast.,once
leaves, or shoots are 3-to-4-inch of length cut them for use next lot may come again after
few days
Wheatgrass powder, what is this?
Wheatgrass juice is dried in a vacuum at low temperatures and it gives a dark green colored
a powder called wheatgrass powder, it can be added in water and juice, smoothies can be
made very easily from this also can be combined with matcha and can be used in all
most all types of food products where matcha is used precisely,(4)
What is there in this wheatgrass powder?
According to USDA analysis, wheatgrass powder contains
8-gram, wheatgrass powder contains
Energy 25-calories
Protein 1-gram
Carbohydrate 6-gram,2%DV
Fiber 4-gram,14%DV
Calcium 24-mg
Iron 1-mg,6%DV
Vitamin K 86-mcg,70%DV
Apart from these wheatgrass contains antioxidants, other vitamins, and minerals
let's see
What is so unique?
-2-ounce,29.5-ml of wheatgrass juice is equal to 5-lbs,2.68-kg, best raw organic
vegetables, in nutritional value
-in comparison with carrots it has almost double amounts of vitamin-A,
-it has more vitamin C than oranges
-it has complete proteins
-it contributes 20% of its total calories from peptides, small chain proteins
Wheatgrass is a living food
It means the very fresh juice has additional properties, that is it has some kind
of bio-electricity, means it can restore the electric charges between the cell walls
and by doing so it boosts the immune system, but for that, we need only fresh juice
and must be consumed within 15-minutes after juicing and wheatgrass juice is best
among all living juices.
What are the major benefits of taking
Wheatgrass with Matcha?
What grass is one of the most healthy solutions for health problems and some major
benefits are summarised below,(5)
-It's a superfood, high in protein, vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, and in all respects
this is what you need every day that too in the morning, and still better if you take it
with matcha
-Its can eliminate toxins, which means it has the detoxing ability because of chlorophyll,
almost the same is true with matcha
-It can help with digestion, this is where it is much better than Matcha which has
caffeine and it's not that much gut-friendly, so the combination can do wonders
-it can boost metabolism, they both have similar properties, the combination can
make you feel fuller faster and reduce the appetite
-its can lower cholesterol, both have this property, so the combination can be great
-it can boost the immune system, again both have this common activity
-it can give you more energy, the combination can just act as an energy drink
-it can lower blood pressure, well matcha can little elevate blood pressure so balance
can happen in combination
-it can improve cognitive function, both wheatgrass and matcha have these activities
so we think the combination can boost this function in a great way
- it can help in diabetics, wheatgrass has some molecules which work just like
insulin and matcha is also diabetics friendly so this combination can be very
good hope for those who have blood sugar problems
-it can be helpful in arthritis, both wheatgrass and matcha have very similar activities
and the combination can be good in reducing some symptoms of arthritis
Is there anything adverse?
There are lot of people in the world who are taking matcha and wheatgrass almost every day
so we are referring to the very safe situation from all angles, but still, some care is always
better to take
-there is the possibility of some kind of contamination in wheatgrass juice, like soil traces so
better take extra care in washing the cut grass very properly
-there can be possible side effects, which can happen to some persons, and slowly they fade
away after some time, these are nausea, headache, constipation, stomach upset, fever
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What are the dosages, and how to go about this properly?
-a typical liquid dose of wheatgrass juice is 1-to-4-oz, which means 30-ml to 120-ml
-in the case of powder it can be somewhere 3-to-5-gram, with 8-oz,240-ml water
How to go about this?
Do not start with a big dose from the first day, start with minimum doses and slowly
very gradually increase them, let's give time to the body for making some adjustments
How to go about the combination?
Here again, start from a combination of 1:4 ratio between wheatgrass juice and matcha drink
very slowly, gradually increase this ratio to 1:1 may be in a month time, so that your body
gets enough time for this adoption
Provides very good research opportunities
As there is no research data is available on the bioactivities of these combinations
we think it can be very interesting for those who are in very active research, it provides
a great opportunity for a research study, which can be focused on typical combinations
and there possible health benefits in a certain area of health problems
Provides very good Business opportunities
Wheatgrass and Matcha both are very high growth markets, both are very good for
health, almost any combination can be possible and that too in very vast varieties of
food products and this opens great opportunities for a new type of health-related
business, some ideas can be promoted as business possibilities
-cold match and wheatgrass drink
-smoothies with matcha and wheatgrass
-icecreams with matcha and wheatgrass
-some types of bakery items
So, where do we stand from this blog MatchaFacts?
In fact, this is our objective to provide the best possible information and facts about
matcha, now this combination of matcha and wheatgrass can be done at the home level
and it can provide the best possible health benefits, it's very easy and easily manageable
we think you can adopt them in your daily routine without much efforts
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