Amacha

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Japanese herbal tea

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::summary Japanese herbal tea ::

| date = September 2021

Amacha means sweet tea. This tea contains tannin and phyllodulcin, a sweetener 400–800 times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose) or 2 times sweeter than saccharin. It does not contain caffeine. The beverage is credited with antiallergic properties. It is also used in the prevention of periodontitis.

This tea is often used in ceremonies celebrating Buddha's Birthday, in Japanese Buddhism on April 8. At that occasion, Japanese people pour amacha on small Buddha statues decorated with flowers, as if bathing a newborn baby.

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  1. Chemical and Functional Properties of Food Saccharides. P. Tomasik, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2003, {{ISBN. 978-0-8493-1486-5

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