The Premium Maca Powder is ideal for use in smoothies, energy bars and poly vitamin products (capsules and powders). Maca is rich in sugars, proteins, starches, essential nutrients (especially iodine and iron) and Complex B Vitamins. Maca is a nutritious and energizing superfood., The maca root is dehydrated and milled to obtain the powdered product., Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a crop from the Peruvian Andes and has been consumed for nutrition and medicinal purposes for 2,000 years since the Inca Era. The edible part is the multi-colored root (yellow, red, and black). Maca has energizing properties and is commonly associated to vitality and sexual performance.