Matcha Similar to Encha Encha Barista Grade
Encha Encha Barista Grade is a culinary-grade matcha from Japan with a bitter-forward flavor profile, made from Blend cultivar. Here are 8 matcha powders with similar characteristics, ranked by overall similarity across flavor, grade, price, and origin.
Comparing against
Encha Encha Barista Grade
How we find similar matcha
Each matcha is scored across five dimensions: flavor profile similarity (50% weight), grade match (20%), price proximity (15%), shared cultivars (10%), and origin match (5%). Products from the same brand are slightly deprioritized to help you discover new options.
Top 8 alternatives
Naoki Matcha Organic All Purpose Culinary Matcha
Mixed origin
Mizuba Tea Co. Organic Signature Matcha
Slightly more umami, slightly more sweet, Shizuoka origin
Tezumi Miyama
Slightly more umami, slightly less bitter, slightly less astringent, slightly more sweet, Shiga origin
Nakamura Tokichi Global Matcha Starter
Uji, Kyoto origin
Jade Leaf Organic Culinary Matcha
Uji & Kagoshima origin
Marukyu Koyamaen Wakatake
Uji, Kyoto origin
Nio Teas Latte Matcha
Makinohara, Shizuoka origin
Horii Shichimeien Agata no Shiro
Uji, Kyoto origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Encha Barista Grade (source)Encha | Organic All Purpose Culinary MatchaNaoki Matcha | Organic Signature MatchaMizuba Tea Co. | MiyamaTezumi | Matcha StarterNakamura Tokichi Global | Organic Culinary MatchaJade Leaf | WakatakeMarukyu Koyamaen | Latte MatchaNio Teas | Agata no ShiroHorii Shichimeien |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Bitter | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5-0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Astringent | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5-0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Sweet | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |