1, minors should not eat maca;
2. Patients with thyroid diseases should not eat maca;
3. Pregnant women and lactating women should not eat maca.
4. Maca: It is a cruciferous plant native to South America. The leaves are oval, and the rhizome is shaped like a radish. It is edible, and it is a pure natural food with rich nutrients and is known as "South American Ginseng". The hypocotyl of Maca may be golden or yellowish, red, purple, blue, black or green. Pale yellow roots are the most common and have the best shape and taste.
5. Maca is rich in high-unit nutrients and has the function of nourishing and strengthening the body. Maca is native to high altitude mountainous areas and is suitable for growing in high altitude, low latitude, high temperature difference between day and night, slightly acidic sandy soil and sunny land. It is distributed in the Andes of South America, planted in central and southern Peru, Yunnan and Xinjiang in China, and has a large area of suitable land.
6. Maca can be eaten after sun exposure, or it can be made into cold salad. Cooked food is better. As early as before Columbus arrived in America, Peru's national treasure was a popular vegetable, which could provide a lot of heat energy. People who tasted Maca said that it was satisfying, very comfortable and delicious.
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nutrition
1, Italian scientist Dini A systematically obtained the chemical composition of Maca dry roots for the first time in 1994: protein content is more than 10% (protein content of Maca varieties near Hu Ning Lake is more than 14%), and 59% carbohydrates; 8.5% fiber is rich in minerals such as zinc, calcium, iron, titanium, rubidium, potassium, sodium, copper, manganese, magnesium, strontium, phosphorus and iodine.
2. It also contains vitamins C, B 1, B2, B6, A, E, B 12, B5. The fat content is not high, but most of them are unsaturated fatty acids. The content of linoleic acid and linolenic acid is more than 53%. The natural active components include alkaloids, glucosinolates and their decomposition products, benzyl isothiocyanate, sterols and polyphenols.
3. 1999, American scientists discovered that Maca contains two new kinds of plant active ingredients, macamides and macaenes, and determined that these two substances have significant effects on balancing human hormone secretion, so Maca is also called a natural hormone engine. In the targeted research of Maca products, several special Maca alkaloids were found. With the deepening of research, more active new substances will be separated and identified in Maca.
eat
1, Maca can be eaten after being exposed to the sun, or it can be made into cold dishes. Cooked food is better, and it can provide a lot of heat energy. People who have tasted Maca say that eating it is satisfying and makes people feel very comfortable, and its taste is sweet.
2. Maca's fresh roots can be fried with meat or other vegetables, or they can be dried and cooked with water or milk. Local aborigines often drink fresh roots with honey and fruit juice as a drink. Maca is rich in high-unit nutrients, which has the function of nourishing and strengthening the body. People who have eaten it will feel energetic and energetic without fatigue.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-maka