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

Table 5

Bioactive ingredients contents (mg/g DM) in selected maca samples of different cultivation areas and colour types.

Bioactive ingredient	Cultivation areas					Colour type
	Peru-Y	Xiaopingba-Y	Yongsheng-Y	Yulong-Y	Pamirs-Y	Pamirs-Y	Pamirs-P	Pamirs-B
Benzyl Glucosinolate
Total Alkaloids
N-Benzyl hexadecanamide	07

Mean ± SD ( independent samples). 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.