Research Article
The Nutritional Composition of Maca in Hypocotyls (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) Cultivated in Different Regions of China
Table 1
The information of 7 maca samples.
| | Number | Sample | Colour type | Year | Origin | Origin altitude (a.s.l.) |
| | 1 | Peru-Y | Yellow | 2014 | Carhuamayo, Junín Region, Peru | 3500 m | | 2 | Xiaopingba-Y | Yellow | 2014 | Xiaopingba, Lijiang, YunNan Province (Southwest China) | 2800 m | | 3 | Yongsheng-Y | Yellow | 2014 | Yongsheng, Lijiang, YunNan Province (Southwest China) | 3500 m | | 4 | Yulong-Y | Yellow | 2014 | Yulong, Lijiang, YunNan Province (Southwest China) | 3200 m | | 5 | Pamirs-Y | Yellow | 2014 | Pamirs, Xinjiang Province (Northwest China) | 4000 m | | 6 | Pamirs-P | Purple | 2014 | Pamirs, Xinjiang Province (Northwest China) | 4000 m | | 7 | Pamirs-B | Black | 2014 | Pamirs, Xinjiang Province (Northwest China) | 4000 m |
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To distinguish between them easily, the 7 maca samples were temporarily marked as origin place with variety initials.
a.s.l.: above sea level.
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