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Maca Root Powder

by BIOVEA Natural Foods · powder · 454 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 6 89076 03664 1
  • DSLD label 207806
  • Serving 1 tsp (2.8g)
  • 162 servings

Maca Root Powder by BIOVEA Natural Foods lists 5 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 tsp, such as 62 mg of potassium, 9 mg of vitamin C and 10 mg of calcium; 2 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 9 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 23, 2019.

What is in Maca Root Powder?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tsp. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Maca Root Powder: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 207806, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Calories from Fat1 Calories
Total Fat0 g0%
Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Sodium1 mg0%Sodium in Maca Root Powder against 14,514 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.1 mg

99% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Potassium62 mg1%Potassium in Maca Root Powder against 11,614 products62 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg62 mg

68% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg).

Total Carbohydrates2 g1%Carbohydrate in Maca Root Powder against 21,979 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.2 g

58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber1 g1%Fiber in Maca Root Powder against 6,987 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

56% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g).

Sugar1 gSugar in Maca Root Powder against 11,807 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.1 g

69% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g).

Protein0 g1%
Vitamin Ano amount given0%
Vitamin C9 mg15%Vitamin C in Maca Root Powder against 18,583 products9 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg9 mg

96% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Calcium10 mg1%Calcium in Maca Root Powder against 17,831 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg10 mg

96% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Ironno amount given3%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 207806 (entered October 23, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 96% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 9 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).
  • 96% of the 17,831 products that print an amount of calcium list more than its 10 mg of calcium (median 115 mg).

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested Use: Maca is easily blended into superfood smoothies, various milks, chocolates, or mixed into flour for dessert recipes.
Warnings
Warning: If you are pregnant or lactating, consult a health care professional before using this product.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use this product if the seal on the package is broken.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-Free - Chemical-Free - Non GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 207806.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic raw Maca.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): 100% organic raw; GF V Non GMO.

How many labels does Maca Root Powder have?

2 labels are on file under this name since June 25, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 207806 (current) Entered October 23, 2019 · on the market · 454 grams · UPC 6 89076 03664 1
  2. Label 46187 Entered June 25, 2015 · off the market April 26, 2019 · 454 grams · UPC 6 89076 03664 1

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names BIOVEA (distributor). All BIOVEA Natural Foods products.

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