Aluminum in matcha? Should I be worried?

(Evaluation of our matcha is at the very bottom)

Aluminium is present in trace amounts in almost all vegetables and fruits. If you test 1kg of matcha powder, you will naturally find various trace elements, but it is important to remember the concept of "the dose makes the poison".
It may be that consuming 100g of matcha per day exceeds the aluminium limit, but what many alarmist news sites fail to take into account is that most people only consume 1-2g of matcha per day. Not 100g – that is 50-100x less...
It is also important to remember that the Japanese have been drinking matcha for hundreds of years and have one of the highest life expectancies in the world. There is therefore even a connection between the enjoyment of matcha and life expectancy...

Below is an excerpt from K-Tipp claiming that the aluminium content in matcha is too high. However, K-Tipp does not state which organization the guidelines come from and how this affects daily consumption:




And what about MatchaLand?

At MatchaLand, we regularly test our matcha for heavy metals and are always well below the limit values set by the Japanese organic organization JAS. 😊

Our last aluminium reading was 60 mg per 100 g of matcha. Aluminium is a natural component of many foods, which is why there are strict guidelines for safe intake. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommends a maximum of 1 mg of aluminium per kg of body weight daily.


Is 60 mg per 100g bad?

Here is an example: With a body weight of 60 kg, the safe limit is 60 mg of aluminium per day. With two matcha lattes per day (approx. 2 g of matcha per serving), the aluminium intake would only be about 1.2 mg – so far below the recommended limit. 😊

You would therefore have to drink approx. 54 matcha lattes in one day to reach the safe daily aluminium limit. 😊