Matcha Similar to Kettl Shinme
Kettl Shinme is a premium-grade matcha from Yame, Fukuoka with a umami-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
Kettl Shinme
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
Chazoku Single Cultivar Yabukita
Same Yame, Fukuoka origin
Tezumi Rikyū
Slightly more bitter, slightly less astringent, slightly more sweet, Nukata, Aichi origin
Tezumi Hika
Slightly more bitter, slightly less astringent, slightly more sweet, Shiga origin
Hoshino Seichaen Organic
Slightly more umami, same Yame, Fukuoka origin
Kettl Tsubaki
Slightly less astringent, slightly more sweet, same Yame, Fukuoka origin
Horii Shichimeien Homare no Mukashi
Slightly less astringent, slightly more sweet, Uji, Kyoto origin
Kettl Hinata
Slightly less astringent, slightly more sweet, same Yame, Fukuoka origin
DōMatcha Summer Harvest Organic
Slightly more bitter, slightly more sweet, Kagoshima origin
Flavor comparison
| Flavor | Shinme (source)Kettl | Single Cultivar YabukitaChazoku | RikyūTezumi | HikaTezumi | OrganicHoshino Seichaen | TsubakiKettl | Homare no MukashiHorii Shichimeien | HinataKettl | Summer Harvest OrganicDōMatcha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5+0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Bitter | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5+0.5 | 2.5+0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 |
| Astringent | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5-0.5 | 2.5-0.5 | 3.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 2.0-1.0 | 3.0 |
| Sweet | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 | 3.0+1.0 |
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