Matcha Brands with the Lowest Lead Levels
Japan · ceremonial · $0.60/g
Midori Spring publishes results at ppm resolution (0.135-0.207 ppm lead range stated). Note: ppm is approximately 1,000x coarser than ppb. A ppm-resolution result cannot rule out lower-level contamination that ppb testing would detect.
Lead: 0.135 µg/g (Eurofins, 2025-01)
Full details →Japan · ceremonial · $0.65/g
Matcha Nude publishes numeric heavy metal results. Note: brand self-published COA (52 ppb Pb) and a single-batch independent test by Lead Safe Mama (74 ppb Pb) differ. Both are shown; batch and date may differ.
Lead: 52 µg/g (Per, 2025-01)
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Kyoto Uji + Shizuoka, Japan (manufactured in Australia) · ceremonial · $0.70/g
Teafy publishes full numeric COAs from an accredited Australian lab (NATA acc. 2726, ICP-MS). Kyoto Uji and Shizuoka sourcing, EU organic certified.
Lead: 67 µg/g (Agrifood, 2026-03)
Full details →Japan · ceremonial · $0.80/g
Milia Matcha publishes numeric COA from Eurofins Dr. Specht. Lead reported as approximately 0.19 µg per 2g serving (~95 ppb), 2025 harvest.
Lead: 95 µg/g (Eurofins, 2026-04)
Full details →Japan · ceremonial · $1.10/g
Blueprint publishes numeric COA (Dec 2024: 98 ppb Pb). A single-batch independent test by Lead Safe Mama found 55 ppb Pb. Both results are shown; the difference likely reflects batch variation, not error.
Lead: 98 µg/g (Per, 2024-12)
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