The Nutritional Composition of Maca in Hypocotyls (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) Cultivated in Different Regions of China

Table 2

Proximate composition analysis (%) in maca samples of different cultivation areas and colour types.

Composition	Cultivation areas					Colour types
	Peru-Y	Xiaopingba-Y	Yongsheng-Y	Yulong-Y	Pamirs-Y	Pamirs-Y	Pamirs-P	Pamirs-B
Moisture (WM)
Proteins (DM)
Crude lipids (DM)
Total dietary fiber (DM)
Soluble dietary fiber (DM)
Insoluble dietary fiber (DM)

Mean ± SD. ( independent samples). WM means wet basis of maca powders; DM means dry basis of maca powders.
The data were subjected to one-way analysis of variance by Duncan’s test method. Values followed by the same letter in the same line of cultivation areas or colour type are not significantly different at 95% confidence level.