Maca Live "The Youth Root"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nutritional Properties of MACA LIVE™___________________________

Forty years of extensive research has been undertaken of Maca's nutritional and medicinal values (Obreg—n. 1998), confirming the traditional claims of Maca's health benefits.  Maca's high nutritional value comes from the fact that it contains about 59% carbohydrates, 14% proteins, 9% fiber and 2% lipids among other components.

Maca contains:

Large number of essential amino acids: such as alanine, arginine, aspartic, aspartime, glutamine, glycine, histidine, OH-proline, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, sarcosine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, and valine. (19 out of 20 Amino Acids)

20 Fatty Acids: laric, myristic, palmitic, palmitoleic, linoleic, arachidic, steric, behanic, nervonic, oleic, lignoceric, tridecanoic, 7-tridecanoic, perntadecanoic, 7-pentadecanoic, heptadecanoic, 9-heptadecanoic, nonadecanoic, 11-nonadecanoic, and 15-eicosenoic.

Minerals: calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc

Vitamins: Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), B3, B12 and high in Vitamins A, C, D and E; isothiocyanate, p-methoxybenzyl, isothiocyanate, and I-ecdysone along with saponins, tannins, carbohydrates, protein, and benzyl, makes the Maca plant one of the most powerful medicinal plants on earth   (Garró, 1972 and Deni A., et al, 1994).

The major importance of Maca, however, comes from the combination of its nutritional elements with other components giving heightened nutritional and medicinal effects. Thus:

1) 4 alkaloids named macaina 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been detected,
which stimulate the reproductive system of both sexes (Chac—n, 1962; Garr—, Le—n, and Julca, 1993); it is considered that the alkaloids in Maca activate the calcitonine hormone that regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism and activates the parathonnone involved with same metabolism

2) The high presence of the amino-acids lysine and arginine in Maca has an effect on the female and male fertility respectively; arginine constitutes 80% of male reproductive cells, thus, Maca could solve problems related to deficiency of these amino acids, leading to lack of sexual desire and supporting male and female fertility

3) Among its components are certain sterols, (Espinoza and Poma, 1995): Brassycosterol, Ergosterol, Carnpesterol, delta 7.22 Ergostadienol, and specially Sitosterol (Dini A. et al, 1994). Balancing of menopause and an increase in female fertility are attributed to Maca sterols and lysine

4) Glucosinolates have been found, specially benzyl isotiocyanate (Johns, 1980); this author finds that worldwide, plants with glucosinolates, like Maca, are consumed because of their action on reproductive hormonal processes

5) Fructose, a monosaccharide sugar with 173.3 degree of sweetness, superior to glucose, is present; fructose is recommended for combating athletes' fatigue; fructose is a sugar utilized by seminal plasma to give energy to spermatozoids.

 

Nutritional Profile of Maca


 

Nutritional Profile of Maca

TABLE 1.  Composition of Maca

 Components

%
Water 10.4
Proteins 10.2
Lipids 2.2
Hydrolyzable carbohydrates 59.0
Whole fiber 8.5
Ash 4.9
 

Source: Table taken from: D. Deni, G. Migliuolo, L. Rastrelli, P. Saturnino, O. Schettino, ¿Chemical Composition of Lepidium meyeniiî, in Food Chemistry 49, USA1994; and Garr‹, Virginia, Macro y micro elementos de la Maca, Mimeo, Lima, 1999.

TABLE 2.  Vitamins

 Vitamins
mg
B1 Thiamine 0.20
B2 Riboflavin 0.35
C 10.00
E 87.00
  Source: B1 and B2 from Chac‹n, Gloria, La importancia deLepidiumPeruvianum (Maca) en la alimentaci‹n , y salud del ser humano, Lima, 1997; C and E  from Garr‹ Virginia, Op.Cit  (1999).  TABLE 3.  Amino Acids
 Amino acids     mg concentration/g protein
Aspartic acid 91.7
Glutanic acid     156. 5
Serine  50.4
Histidine 21.9
Glycine 68.3
Threonine           33.1
Cystine n/d
Alanie  63.1
Arginine 99.4
Tyrosine 30.6
Phenylalanine    55.3
Valine  79.3
Methionine 28.0
Isoleucine 47.4
Leucine 91.0
Lysine 54.3
Tryptophan n/d
H.O. Proline 26.0
Proline                  0.5
Sarcosine    0.7
Source: data taken from D. Din , O Migliolo, L. Ratrelli, P. Saturnino, O. Schettino, ¿Chemical Composition of  Lepidium meyeniiî  in Food Chemistry, 49, USA, 1994,

TABLE 4.  Sterols (as steryl acetate derivatives)  

Sterol

% of Sterol mixture

Retention time (min.)

Brassicasteryl acetate

9.1

22.4

Ergosteryl acetate

13.6

23.8

Campesteryl acetate

27.3

25.0

Ergostadientyl acetate

4.5

27.5

Sitosteryl acetate

45.5

19.5

Source: table taken from A. Dini, G. Migliuolo and others, Op. cit. 1994.
TABLE 5.  Fatty Acids (as methyl ester derivatives)           
Fatty acids % of methylester mixture
Dodecanoic (lauric) 0.8
7-tridecenoic 0.3
Tridecanoic 0.1
Tetradecanoic (myristic0 1.4
7-pentadecenoic 0.5
Pentadecanoic 1.1
9-esadecenoic (palmitolete) 2.7
Esadecanoic (palmitic) 23.8
9-heptadecenoic 1.5
Heptadecanoic 1.8
9,12 octadecadienoic (linoliec) 12.6
9-octadecenoic (oleic) 11.1
Octadecanoic (stearic) 6.7
11- nonadecanoic 1.3
Nonadecanoic 0.4
15-eicosenoic 2.3
Eicosanoic (archidie) 1.6
Docosanoic (behenic) 2.0
15 tetracosenoic (nervonic) 0.4
Tetracosanic (lignoceric) 0.4
Fatty acid saturated (%) 40.1
Unsaturated (%) 52.7
Saturated/unsaturated ratio 0.76
Source: data from A. Dini, G. Migliuolo, L. Rastrelli, other, Op. Cit, (1994)
  TABLE 6.  Minerals (mg/100g) 
Minerals mg/100g
Fe          Ferric=Iron 16.6
Mn         Manganese 0.8
Cu          Copper 5.9
Zn           Zinc 3.8
Na           Sodium 18.7
K             Potassium 2,050.0
Ca           Calcium 150.0
Source: data from A. Dini, G. Migliuolo and others Op. cit, (1994)

FDA-Required Statement: Information on this site is provided for informational purposes and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professional. You should not use the information contained herein for diagnosing or treating a health problem or disease, or prescribing any medication. You should read carefully all product packaging. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider.  Information and statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

*Maca Live™ is not recommended for women on birth control.
We cannot guarantee that you will not get pregnant.


**If you are on Thyroid medication check with your doctor after being on maca for a few months. It has been know to stimulate the thyroid to work and you may need to lower your medication. It can be dangerous if you have too much thyroid medication in your system.

 

Return to Top

MacaLive
310 433-4403
888-LIV-GOOD
(888-548-4003)
EMAIL
A division of

 
 
Products  -  Info Center  -  Business Opps  -  Ordering Info  -  Inspiration  -  Links   -  Home  -  E-Mail  -  Checkout