Maca

Maca has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years and is now one of the most famous Andean product recognized known worldwide as an incredible superfood. Peru has the finest maca roots, which are known as the Inca fountain of youth. Maca’s benefits have been long valued by many researchers and nutritionists. The root of this plant can be eaten in so many ways. The most common form to eat raw maca is powder from its dried root.

Everybody loves Ecoandino certified organic maca. We have many presentations of this superfood: raw maca powder, gelatinized maca, maca slices, raw maca powder capsules and gelatinized maca capsules. We also offer this superfood as black, red or yellow maca. These products have many amazing benefits for your health. There are so many great ways to incorporate maca root benefits into your diet!

Maca raises energy levels, and combats physical and mental fatigue and stress. It strengthens the immune system, stimulates the endocrine system, balances the diet avoiding malnutrition, increases endurance in athletes promoting mental clarity, improves concentration and focus: in a word, it stimulates every system!

Ecoandino organic certified maca powder can be mixed directly as an ingredient into yogurt, smoothies and dairy based products.

It can also be part of desserts, chocolate bars, cakes and pies. This amazing superfood can be paired with quinoa or cacao nibs. You can also try our energy bars Nutribreak or Maca Mornings that have maca as one of the main ingredients.

Maca is found only in the central highlands of Peru, mainly on the Junin plateau between 3,800 to 4,400 masl, where altitude, low temperatures and strong winds limit other crops. Domestication of this plant appears to have started at least 2,000 years ago. Ecoandino has its maca fields associated with small organic farmers on this plateau.