Maca - An adaptogen from the Andes, produced at an altitude higher than Mount Fuji

February 23, 2019

COLUMN

The Andes highlands of Peru are at an altitude higher than Mount Fuji.
Maca is grown at an altitude of 4,000-5,000m, in an environment with low oxygen and extreme temperature changes.

Why do crops grow in places like this?
This is because in order to survive in such harsh environments, maca absorbs nutrients from all over the state to store its own nutrients.

For this reason, maca is also known as "canned nutrition."
It is an essential and precious agricultural crop that has supported the lives and health of the people living in the Andes region since ancient times, before the Inca era.

In Japan, maca is primarily thought of as a tonic for increasing male sexual energy, but in the Andes it is a beloved agricultural product of both men and women, so much so that women actively take it for infertility treatment.

One of the reasons for this is that maca is an agricultural product that is rich in "adaptogens."
Adaptogens are compounds that help people cope with or adapt to physical and mental stress.
It is also found in ginseng, reishi mushroom, and moringa, and recent research has shown that it also has the effect of regulating hormone balance.

It is also rich in various amino acids, such as tryptophan, which is the building block for the production of serotonin, the "happiness hormone," arginine, which boosts the immune system and gives you energy, and GABA, which is known as an anti-stress substance.

In addition, since it contains minerals such as iron, zinc, calcium, and potassium, as well as B vitamins, it is said to be effective in increasing vitality (anti-fatigue), anti-stress, energy metabolism (fat burning), stimulating the immune system, improving sexual energy, easing menopausal symptoms, helping with fertility, treating frequent urination at night, and improving memory.

Maca is roughly yellow, red and black in color.
At the time of harvest, the breakdown is approximately 60% yellow maca, 30% red maca, and 10% black maca.
They all come from the same seed, and the only thing that differs is the color of their skin; their insides are almost identical.

It has been discovered that red maca has the effect of suppressing prostate enlargement, and black maca has the effect of promoting sperm production more significantly than yellow and red maca, as well as the effect of improving memory, in addition to regular yellow maca.

These different coloured maca are assorted and ground into powder and used in GRØN's protein blend - Red Heat .
We hope you enjoy the luxurious blessings of nature while thinking of the Andes mountains.

<GRØN products that use the material>

Protein Blend Red Heat 20g / 320 yen (excluding tax)