MEDIOCON INC offers MACA Root (Lepidium meyenii Walp.), a botanical ingredient obtained from the underground root/hypocotyl material of Maca, an Andean plant traditionally cultivated in the highlands of South America.
Kepidium meyenii Walp. belongs to the Brassicaceae family and is an accepted botanical species according to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Its native range extends from southern Peru to northwestern Argentina.
Maca is commonly supplied as whole root powder, gelatinized powder or as a concentrated botanical extract. Its chemical profile includes glucosinolates, macamides, macaenes, alkaloids, sterols and other naturally occurring constituents.
MACA Root is a naturally derived botanical raw material suitable for nutraceutical, functional-food and specialty botanical formulations.
The composition of Maca can vary according to:
Recent analytical research emphasizes that Maca's phytochemical composition can vary considerably with ecotype, cultivation area and post-harvest processing.
Lepidium meyenii Walp.
Maca
Brassicaceae
Lepidium
Root / Hypocotyl
Lepidium meyenii Walp.
Kew lists Lepidium meyenii Walp. as an accepted species in the Brassicaceae family.
Macamides are characteristic lipid-derived constituents associated with Maca and are frequently investigated as analytical markers for Maca products.
Macaenes are unsaturated fatty-acid-related constituents that occur naturally in Maca and are often evaluated alongside macamides.
Maca contains several glucosinolates, with glucotropaeolin and glucolimnanthin among the important compounds reported in analytical studies.
Various alkaloids have been identified in Maca, including imidazole, pyrrole and other nitrogen-containing compounds.
Maca also contains naturally occurring:
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Yellowish-white to yellow-brown or brown powder |
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