| MACA |
+SCIENTIFIC NAME
Lepidium meyenii
+COMMERCIAL NAME
Maca
+PART USED
Root
+DESCRIPTION
Maca is a hardly perennial plant cultivated high in the Andean Mountains; it grows at elevations between 10,000 and 15,000 feet. The key to Maca’s stamina effects appears to be two groups of novel compounds called macamides and macaenes.
+NUTRITIONAL VALUE
| Components | Content Aprox |
| Proteins | 10- 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 0.07 mg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.15 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.31 mg |
| Vitamin C | 3.10 mg |
| Calcium | 258.06 mgr |
| Phosphorus | 189.96 mgr |
| Iron | 15.4 mgr |
+SEASONAL AVAILABILITY
| Jan | Feb | Mar |
| Apr | May | Jun |
| Jul | Aug | Sep |
| Oct | Nov | Dec |
+PRODUCTION AREAS PERU
Ayacucho, Junin, Huancavelica, Huanuco
+GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
+PRESENTATIONS
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