Research Article
The Nutritional Composition of Maca in Hypocotyls (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) Cultivated in Different Regions of China
Table 4
Mineral contents (mg/kg DM) in maca samples of different cultivation areas and colour types.
| | Element | Cultivation areas | Colour type | | Peru-Y | Xiaopingba-Y | Yongsheng-Y | Yulong-Y | Pamirs-Y | Pamirs-P | Pamirs-B |
| | Cu | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | | Mn | 11.2 | 15.0 | 17.1 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 10.4 | | Zn | 26.5 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 30.7 | 27.8 | 29.7 | | Fe | 70.4 | 129.8 | 550.3 | 111.1 | 70.1 | 93.0 | 58.1 | | Na | 150.2 | 166.9 | 187.8 | 184.0 | 138.3 | 167.5 | 168.8 | | Mg | 737.7 | 837.2 | 811.7 | 787.7 | 625.2 | 704.5 | 780.4 | | Ca | 4128.8 | 4231.6 | 4502.7 | 4074.9 | 3838.9 | 4156.9 | 4466.3 | | K | 8063.3 | 6582.9 | 6103.7 | 7014.8 | 5394.8 | 6777.6 | 7074.9 |
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DM means dry basis of maca powders.
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