{"id":57732,"date":"2026-06-17T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/?p=57732"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:14:19","slug":"cultivars-and-genetics-why-not-every-tea-plant-can-be-turned-into-matcha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/en\/blog\/cultivars-and-genetics-why-not-every-tea-plant-can-be-turned-into-matcha\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivars and genetics: why not every tea plant can be turned into matcha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, you\u2019ll discover how cultivars\u2014the genetic varieties of the tea plant\u2014determine how a plant responds to shade, how much umami it develops, and how creamy or bitter the final matcha will be.<\/p>\n \t\t<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n\t\t\t\tTo access this post, you must purchase <span class=\"wc-memberships-products-grant-access\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/sanremo-you\/\">Sanremo YOU<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/espressomachine-sage-the-oracle-jet\/\">Espressomachine Sage The Oracle Jet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/koffiemolen-baratza-sette-270-wi\/\">Koffiemolen Baratza Sette 270Wi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/koffiemolen-baratza-sette-270\/\">Koffiemolen Baratza Sette 270<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/koffiemolen-baratza-virtuoso-plus\/\">Koffiemolen Baratza Virtuoso+<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/ceado-life-koffiemolen\/\">Ceado Life koffiemolen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/espressomachine-sage-barista-touch-impress\/\">Espressomachine Sage Barista Touch Impress<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/koffiemolen-baratza-forte-ap\/\">Koffiemolen Baratza Fort\u00e9 AP<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/koffiemolen-baratza-vario\/\">Koffiemolen Baratza Vario+<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/koffiemole-baratza-vario-w\/\">Koffiemolen Baratza Vario W+<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/sage-espressomachine-koffiemolen-the-dynamic-duo\/\">Espressomachine+koffiemolen Sage The Dynamic Duo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/espressomachine-sage-the-barista-express\/\">Espressomachine Sage The Barista Express<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/sage-the-barista-pro-espressomachine\/\">Espressomachine Sage The Barista Pro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/the-bambino-sage-espressomachine\/\">Espressomachine Sage The Bambino<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/the-bambino-plus-sage-espressomachine\/\">Espressomachine Sage The Bambino Plus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/the-oracle-touch-sage-espressomachine\/\">Espressomachine Sage The Oracle Touch<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/product\/sage-the-luxe-brewer-thermal-filterkoffiemachine\/\">Sage The Luxe Brewer Thermal - Filterkoffiemachine met thermoskan &amp; 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