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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