Starchy Vegetables, Roots and TubersBasic Food

Maca

Raw

Lepidium meyenii

Nutrition overview

100 g reference · Raw

Maca provides 69 calories, 3.5 g protein, 13.2 g carbs, and 1.0 g fat per 100 g reference.

calories

Protein

3.5g

Carbs

13.2g

Fat

1.0g

Complete nutrition

Nutrient	Amount
Macronutrients
Protein	3.5 g
Total fat	1.0 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)	13.2 g
Dietary fiber	2.5 g
Total sugars	2.7 g
Minerals
Calcium	37.0 mg
Iron	49.90 mg
Magnesium	26.2 mg
Phosphorus	0.0 mg
Potassium	476.4 mg
Sodium	17.6 mg
Zinc	0.33 mg
Copper	0.12 mg
Manganese	0.24 mg
Selenium	0.7 mcg
Vitamins
Vitamin A, RAE	0.0 mcg
Vitamin C	2.1 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.0 mcg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.6 mg
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)	0.7 mcg
Thiamin (B1)	0.20 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	0.35 mg
Niacin (B3)	1.18 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.36 mg
Vitamin B6	0.24 mg
Folate, DFE	13.5 mcg
Vitamin B12	0.0 mcg
Other essential nutrient
Choline, total	15.2 mg

Nutrition records and methodology

Primary calorie record

Maca silvestre

Tablas Peruanas de Composicion de Alimentos

Record U12 · 100% match

Contributing sources

Tablas Peruanas de Composicion de Alimentos
Instituto Nacional de Salud, Peru · 2025
Open source
Basic Foods whole-catalog profile completion calculations V2.5
Basic Foods database project · whole-catalog-completion-v2.5.1-tiered · Project-generated calculation artifact; direct and donor evidence retain their own licenses

Detailed source and derivation status is retained for every nutrient in this profile.

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