Organic Maca Powder 250g

The Quechua-speaking Peruvian Indians, who grow maca today, grow it in the traditional way with no pesticides, with natural animal fertilizer and with long fallow periods between plantings. 

Maca is still used today by the indigenous inhabitants of the Andes;

It has  59% Carbohydrate

10% Protein - providing important Amino Acids

2% Lipids (fat) - providing important Primary Fatty Acids, Alkaloids, tannins, saponins and sterols

21% Vitamins and Minerals, including trace minerals

8% Fibre

Maca has a higher lipid content than other root crops, including important primary fatty acids - linoleic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid.

It is also a rich source of sterols including sitosterol, ampestrol, ergosterol, brassicasterol and ergostadienol. It is rich in calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and iron and contains trace minerals including zinc, iodine, copper, selenium, bismuth, manganese and silica, as well as B vitamins. As maca is high in absorbable calcium and magnesium, it has been used successfully to prevent and reverse osteoporosis.

Maca contains four alkaloids, proven in scientific investigation to nourish the endocrine glands, including the reproductive system.

250g Powder