Botanical
Maca
Maca is a plant from the Peruvian Andes whose underground part is traditionally eaten after heating or drying and milling. It is also sold as powders, capsules and tablets.
Also listed as Organic Black Maca Root Powder, Lepidium meyenii, Maca root, Peruvian Ginseng
From cooked root to flour
The BfR describes maca as a traditional Andean food, eaten after heating or processed from dried material into flour. That history gives context to maca as food, but it does not establish the safety of every extract or the efficacy of a supplement. 1