Maca Vitae™

(Original Peruvian Maca: "Lepidium Meyenii")

 

Maca nutrient profile per 100 gr
Energy	270kcal
Protein	10.2%
Lipids	2.2%
Carbohydrate	59%
Fibre	8.5%
Vitamin B1	0.5mg
Vitamin B2	0.11mg
Iron	16.6mg
Sodium	18.7mg
Potassium	2050mg
Calcium	150mg
Vitamins	C,B6,D,P

Maca is the root of a Peruvian

plant growing in the Central

Andean Region of Peru at 4000

to 4500 meters altitude, mainly

in the Peruvian regions of Junin

and Cerro de Pasco.

Dry Maca has the following

composition: 10.2% proteins

59% carbohydrates, 8.5% fibre

and 2.2% lipids among a few

other compounds (Dini et al, 1994).

 

 

Maca has a large amount of essential amino acids, vitamins and high levels of iron and calcium.

Maca has been used and venerated by native Peruvians for being an excellent natural source of vitamins and minerals.

Living in the highlands is tough, oxygen is scarce and the living conditions are difficult.

Maca has been their natural source of Iron needed for the blood production and oxygen transportation within the body, that’s why maca has been very useful for the adaptation of the Incas to the high altitudes.

The researches made on Maca have demonstrated its huge amounts of nutritive elements like a rich variety of minerals (iron, sodium, calcium...), vitamins (B1, B2, E ...), amino acids.

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