Organic Maca Powder - gelatinised - 300 g
High up in the Peruvian Andes the maca plant grows, its roots popular with young and old. For centuries the plant has been regarded by indigenous peoples both as a food and as a valued part of traditional natural medicine. According to the indigenous peoples, the maca root would bestow energy, strength and vitality on men and women. The maca roots are lovingly harvested and processed by the locals using traditional methods.
✓ hand-harvested, mechanically ground
✓ from certified organic cultivation
✓ 100% pure, natural, from the Peruvian high Andes
✓ grown on mineral-rich soils
✓ without pesticides or fertilisers
✓ no colourings or preservatives
✓ lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan
✓ free from genetic modification
€10.00
Available immediately,
ready for shipment within 1-2 working days
with organic maca powder and natural vitamin C from organic acerola extract
Food supplement with Maca, vitamin C from acerola and zinc
Dietary supplement with Maca, L-arginine, vitamin C, B6, B12 and zinc
Food supplement with ginseng extract - 20% ginsenosides
Description
How the power of the Andes reaches the table
Organic gelatinised Maca powder from Unimedica is a plant-based source of protein and high in fibre. Maca has been regarded as strengthening since Inca times. It is still enjoyed in South America as a porridge or in baked goods and has meanwhile made its way into kitchens around the world. As a powder, Maca can enrich a wide range of dishes and drinks with its satiating fibre, proteins and other valuable constituents.
What exactly is Maca powder?
Organic gelatinised Maca powder from Unimedica is derived from the yellow maca root. More precisely, it is not a root but the part of the plant between the root tip and the cotyledons. The maca plant grows in the high Andes of Peru. There the plant, a member of the cress family, is exposed to extreme weather conditions. These conditions, however, also ensure that the plant thrives on mineral-rich soils without pesticides and fertilisers. Only during sowing is the barren soil enriched with guano (bird manure).
Why is the maca powder gelatinised?
Mechanical gelatinisation of maca makes maca powder particularly easy to use. It is more easily processed by the body, it dissolves completely in water and it tastes sweeter. During pre-cooking and the subsequent extrusion and milling, indigestible starch compounds are broken down and pungent substances (mustard oil glycosides) are boiled out. The gel is milder than raw maca.
How is maca gel produced?
Maca is cleaned in Peru immediately after manual harvest and blanched for 1 to 3 minutes at 95 to 100 degrees Celsius. After drying, the maca is finely milled in a special mechanical process. This gelatinisation is a purely mechanical processing method without the use of chemicals.
Each pack contains 300 g of powder.
Vegan and free from the following additives
Organic gelatinised Maca powder from Unimedica is, in accordance with legal requirements, free from preservatives and contains no additives such as colourings, stabilisers or anti‑caking agents like magnesium stearate, is free from genetic modification, and is lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan.
From organic agriculture
Organic gelatinised Maca powder from Unimedica is cultivated outside the EU in Peru under certified organic conditions.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Gelatinised maca powder (Lepidium meyenii) from controlled organic cultivation
Application and use
Recommended intake
Add 1–2 heaped teaspoons (approx. 5 to a maximum of 10 g) to drinks, shakes, smoothies, yoghurt, soups or baked goods.
storage
Nutritional information
| Nutritional information | per 100 g* |
|---|---|
| salt | 0,0 g |
| Energy (kcal) | 360 kcal |
| egg white | 12 g |
| dietary fibre | 26 g |
| Energy kJ | 1506 kJ |
| Grease | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 76 g |
| Carbohydrates — of which sugars | 30,5 g |
| of which saturated fatty acids | 0,3 g |
Natural products are subject to natural variation.