Royal Maca Superfood by Whole World Botanicals — Ingredients, Evidence & Safety

Product Label

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Label Data

0.33 Teaspoon(s) Serving Size

210 Servings

Botanical with Nutrients Product Type

33% Evidence Coverage

Supplement Facts — Evidence Check

Total Carbohydrates

0.55 Gram(s) (1% DV)

Selenium

2.49 mcg (5.6% DV)

📊 Market median: 0.2mg (343 products) 📚 172 studies (Tier A: 0, B: 67)

RDA 0.055mg This product: 0.00249mg UL 0.4mg

Maca Root Concentrate

833 mg

📊 Market median: 500.0mg (357 products) 📚 1 studies — no high-quality reviews

This product: 833mg

Label Claims — Verification

❓ All Other

❓ Structure/Function

All Other (100% of products) Structure/Function (85% of products) Nutrient (8% of products)

Target Groups

Vegan Vegetarian Adult (18 - 50 Years) Organic Seniors/Mature (>50 Years) Menopause Gluten Free Dairy Free

Product Information

📋 Directions for Use

Sensitive or petite people: Start with 1/12 - 1/6 tsp. daily. For energy & well being: 1/4 - 1/3 tsp. daily. Men over 50: 1/2 - 1 tsp. daily. Some may find it more effective to take one tsp. every other day. Young & Perimenopausal Women: 1/3 tsp. daily. Increase to 1/2 tsp. for Hot Flashes. Women with no period: Start with 1/2 tsp. daily for one week. If symptoms are not 80% better, increase to 3/4 tsp. for following week and evaluate again. Keep increasing If Necessary until dosage is correct. If symptoms get worse, you are taking too much! If taking HRT or estrogenic herbs, STOP for 4 weeks before starting Royal Maca to avoid an increase in hot flashes. Meanwhile to control symptoms, take 1/2 - 1 tsp. of Royal Camu 3x/ daily. May be taken with progesterone-only birth control pills.

⚠️ Warnings & Precautions

If taking HRT or estrogenic herbs, STOP for 4 weeks before starting Royal Maca to avoid an increase in hot flashes. Warning: Consult physician if pregnant or nursing.

If symptoms get worse, you are taking too much! Do not use with Tamoxifen or Lupron.

🧪 Formulation Notes

Certified Organic by BIO Latina: Grown & Processed in Peru.

Certified Organic by BIO Latina: Grown & Processed in Peru. Sun-dried. Royal Maca powder concentrate is prepared by a flash heat-extrusion process called Gelatinization.

Non-GMO. Gluten-free. No additives. Not Irradiated.

Vegan.

Fair Traded.

USDA Organic

For vitality, libido & hormone balance

Lepidium meyenii/peruvianum

Maca Root

Bottle contains 70 tsp.

Additional Information

Native Peruvians never eat raw maca.

USDA Organic

Directions For Use: Do not refrigerate

Product Details

UPC / SKU 6 91195 00150 9

DSLD Entry Date 2024-10-24

Product Type Botanical with Nutrients

Form Powder

Brand Whole World Botanicals

DSLD ID 314705

Data Updated 2026-04-11

Research Evidence

4 Research Sources

47 Avg Quality Score

3 Rct

1 Systematic Review

C Maca (L. meyenii) for improving sexual function: a systematic review

Systematic Review BMC complementary and alternative medicine 2010

PubMed DOI

C A double-blind, randomized, pilot dose-finding study of maca root (L. meyenii) for the management of SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction

Rct CNS neuroscience & therapeutics 2008

PubMed DOI

C Does Lepidium meyenii (Maca) improve seminal quality?

Rct Andrologia

PubMed DOI

D Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a root with aphrodisiac and fertility-enhancing properties, on serum reproductive hormone levels in adult healthy men

Rct The Journal of endocrinology 2003

PubMed

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