Comparison of Mineral Element Content in a Functional Food Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) from Asia and South America

Table 5

Element contents of maca samples, .

Number	Site	Element (mg kg^−1 dw)
		B	Co	Cr	Cu	Li	Na	Ni	Zn
1	Shangri-la, China		nd				nd
2	Shangri-la, China		nd
3	Shangri-la, China		nd
4	Zhaotong, China		nd
5	Zhaotong, China		nd
6	Zhaotong, China		nd	nd
7	Dongchuan, China		nd
8	Dongchuan, China		nd	nd
9	Lijiang, China		nd				nd
10	Lijiang, China		nd
11	Peru		nd	nd	nd
12	Peru		nd	nd	nd		nd
13	Peru		nd		nd
14	Peru		nd		nd		nd

Note: samples 1–10 were from China, while samples 11–14 were from Peru. “nd” means not detected.