Category: Maca Root

What Is Maca Root? Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a cruciferous root vegetable — related to broccoli and cabbage — grown at high altitude in the Peruvian Andes, typically above 4,000 metres, where few other crops survive. Andean communities have cultivated and eaten it as a staple food for centuries, traditionally roasted or boiled much like…