What are the effects and ways to eat maca?

Maca actually contains relatively many nutrients, including rich zinc, calcium, iron, and carbohydrates, which can help us regulate our bodies and have a good effect. In addition, macaamide and macaene can better help us balance hormone secretion, and also have certain effects and functions in improving sexual ability.

Maca Nutrition

In 1994, Italian scientist Dini A systematically derived the chemical composition of maca dried roots for the first time: protein content is more than 10% (the protein content of maca varieties on the shores of Lake Junín exceeds 14%), 59% carbohydrates; 8.5% fiber, rich in minerals such as zinc, calcium, iron, titanium, rubidium, potassium, sodium, copper, manganese, magnesium, strontium, phosphorus, iodine, and contains vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, A, E, B12, B5, the fat content is not high but most of it is unsaturated fatty acids, the content of linoleic acid and linolenic acid is more than 53%, and the natural active ingredients include bioalkali, glucosinolates and their decomposition products benzyl isothiocyanate, sterols, polyphenols, etc.

The fresh roots of maca can be fried with meat or other vegetables, or they can be dried and cooked with water or milk. Local indigenous people often add honey and fruit juice to the fresh roots and drink them as a beverage. Maca is rich in high-unit nutrients and has the function of nourishing and strengthening the human body. People who have consumed it will feel physically strong, mentally vigorous and not tired.

There has been endless debate about the nutritional and edible value of maca. Merchants claim that maca can enhance male and female sexual function, treat infertility, and has a host of other magical health benefits, including blood tonic. However, many scientific studies on maca have not yet reached a definite conclusion about its "aphrodisiac" effect, and its other "health functions" are completely fictitious. For this reason, the U.S. drug regulatory authorities have determined that some maca merchants have engaged in "illegal advertising." In Peru, maca is just an ordinary food used by people to feed livestock and cook, and it is not as magical as advertised.

The above detailed analysis introduces the effects of maca and how to eat it. In fact, through these introductions we can know. If maca is used correctly. It can achieve very good results for health and disease prevention, and there are many ways to consume maca. You can drink it by soaking it in water, add it to some food when cooking, or grind it into powder.