What does maca powder taste like?
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Hi Eugene, Maca powder is mildly sweet with a pleasant butterscotch flavour that blends well with a variety of recipes including smoothies, hot chocolate and soups.
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Well this depends on what you mean by "Raw maca" The maca Now food sells is actually a "Maca Concentrate" utilizing Gelatinized maca -- which means the maca has already been cooked. You can get maca in a few different ways, one being the raw Maca Flour, which is not galatinized, and then maca that has been galatinized, and then in these capsules. Generally "raw" maca flour tastes REALLY bad, and some people have stomach upset with it. I haven't experienced that, and yes I've had raw maca flour before, many people put it in smoothies or -- even better -- you can put it in your coffee, and if its hot enough and in there long enough it dilutes the taste a little. Traditionally you use raw maca powder for cooking though which usually aids in decreasing any stomach upset you'd get from eating the powder in a raw form. You can get gelatinized maca, and this form you can pretty much eat in anything as its already gone through that process... and that goes for the maca supplements you see here, these SHOULD not cause any stomach upset, but then again I've never had stomach upset from raw maca flour either. As far as potency goes, to be completely honest I always get a better effect from the raw flour or a gelatinized compound -- but the taste is quite terrible in my opinion. These are a good substitute especially if you're new to taking maca, you should still be able to see and feel the benefits.
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Maca, cellulose (capsule), rice flour, magnesiom stearate (vegetable source), silica
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It is a tasteless powder. When I get home, I'll list the ingredients for you.
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no not at all. this only contains pure organic maca root. certified by: organic certifiers of Ventura California distributed by health works , Scottsdale Arizona
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As far as I know YES. I have been taking them for energy for probably 15 years and the minute amount of powder seems to be just MACA. I've had absolutely NO problems with it at all. Hope this helps.God's blessings to youJerry
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To me it has more of a fruity taste similar to the vitamin c powder called ener c or something like that.
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Well, the ingredients are miraculin and potato starch, so... it tastes starchy. Imagine you dehydrated a slice of potato and took a bite of it.
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Sugar = 2 g; however, the list of ingredients only lists: 100% Pure Organic Raw Maca Powder. My guess is that the 2 g is part of the natural sugar in the maca. I hope this helps.
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Yes, this is gelatinized Maca....I know that personally, I tried using raw maca powder. It KILLED my stomach. I had an episode that literally sent me home from work. But the gelatinized maca has not created any stomach problems at all. Good luck!
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i am not sure how much powder equals 500mg, but i went to bing.com and researched the side effects of maca powder and found several warnings. i did this because after adding about a tablespoon to my daily smoothie, i found unpleasant mood shifts, causing me to get upset and angry quickly. i stopped taking it and the mood swings stopped. i threw the rest out. i suggest getting the asai powder (much cheaper than the frozen packs) the maqui powder, flax powder and hemp powder, all available organically.
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I have no proof of either color in these capsules. Wiki says "Maca hypocotyls may be gold or cream, red, purple, blue, black, or green. Each is considered a genetically unique variety, as seeds of the parent plants grow to have roots of the same color." The capsules are pinkish. I suggest you write the manufacturer.
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This Maca is yellow and does not contain gelatin, they use cellulose instead which is a vegetarian alternative.You can go to their website and see more details - www.peruvian-naturals.com - the ingredients label is available to view on their site.
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not much of a flavor. I think they recommend putting this in water. I tried that but it does not taste that well. The best way I take this is put it in a little apple sauce or yougurt, take it all in one or two bites, then eat the rest of the applesauce or whatever. That's the way I like it best. Quick, easy, painless!
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I am not sure, It is ground to a very fine powder like talc. The taste is quite good, almost sweet, mixes readily in water, milk, juice, etc
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Gelatinized maca is processed at higher temperatures than raw maca. This removes the starch from the raw maca roots and leaves a more concentrated form of maca that is easier to digest and absorb.
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It has no aftertaste. I have even been known to eat it straight from the canister. It is pretty bland with just a hint of a light pleasant taste, but very mild. I use it in smoothies frequently. My husband, who is pickier than I, say it makes his smoothies gritty if I add too much. But I don't think it is gritty, even when I add a lot.