Analysis of Main Nutritional Components of Maca from Different Regions
Various detecting methods were applied to study the main nutritional components of Maca from different regions of China.The results showed that Maca was rich in protein and amino acids which are main necessary nutrients for people.Besides,it also had many other necessary nutrients such as essential trace element and fatty acids,etc.The main nutritional components of Maca from different regions had different.The contents of protein,total amino acids,and arginine in Maca from Sichuan were 34.7％,25.18％,5.81％,respectively,which were higher than Maca from Qinghai and Xinjiang.The highest content of linoleic acid was 45.34％ in Maca from Qinghai.The highest content of linolenic acid was 25.67％ in Maca from Sichuan.The highest content of oleic acid was 11.00％ in Maca from Sichuan.Thus Maca contains abundant nutrition,and can be used as nutritious health products for its rich arginine content among amino acids and rich unsaturated fatty acids.
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