Best Organic Ceremonial Matcha Brands

Uji, Japan · ceremonial · $0.89/g

Steady Matcha is a ceremonial-grade matcha from Uji, Japan. The founding batch ships September 1, 2026. Every batch will be independently lab-tested by Eurofins Scientific for heavy metals and pesticides. Full COA will be published publicly at /testing at launch — no placeholder numbers are shown before real results exist.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Japan · ceremonial · $0.55/g

Ocha & Co states 'undetected' at ppm threshold (Seikan Kensa Centre, Feb 2025). Note: a ppm non-detect can still hide hundreds of ppb. No ppb number is provided.

Kagoshima and Uji, Japan · ceremonial · $0.45/g

Jade Leaf claims non-detect at 1 ppm via customer support (no public COA). A single-batch independent test by Lead Safe Mama found a positive result at ppb sensitivity. The 1 ppm threshold is approximately 1,000x coarser than ppb testing.

Uji, Japan · ceremonial · $0.67/g

Encha claims testing but publishes no current numeric COA. Their 2016 ConsumerLab citation concluded 'virtually free of contamination' using Prop 65 daily-exposure criteria. A 2025 single-batch independent test by Lead Safe Mama found a positive result. The two testers use different standards.

Kagoshima and Uji, Japan · ceremonial · $0.85/g

DoMatcha offers COA on email request only. JAS and JONA organic certified. No public numeric COA.

Kagoshima, Japan · ceremonial · $1.10/g

Pique claims 'Quadruple Toxin Screened' but publishes no numeric COA. USDA organic. A single-batch independent test by Lead Safe Mama found a positive result.

Uji, Yame, Shizuoka, Shiga, Japan · ceremonial · $0.90/g

Kettl is a respected single-origin matcha retailer. They avoid the 'ceremonial' label and focus on provenance. No public testing statement or COA located.