What do you get when the ingredient list is one line long?
A pressed tablet of organic maca root powder and nothing else. Espara Maca BIO Tablets pack the Andean root into 500 mg pieces you can swallow, chew or let dissolve on the tongue.
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No capsule shell, no declared excipients
The powder is compressed straight into tablets. Two tablets a day supply 1000 mg of maca root powder; a jar of around 140 lasts ten weeks.
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Yellow maca, the everyday variety of the high Andes
Of the coloured maca types, yellow makes up most of the harvest and has the mildest taste. It is the variety Peruvian growers have eaten as a staple for centuries.
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Certified organic under EU rules, code AT-BIO-301
Inspected by the Austrian control body Austria Bio Garantie (non-EU agriculture). Also carries the vegan V-Label and is gluten-free and lactose-free.
Anyone who has stirred maca powder into porridge knows the trade-off: a spoonful of earthy, malty root flavour that lingers long after breakfast. Capsules hide the taste but add a cellulose shell and cannot be chewed. Loose powder needs a spoon, a drink and a kitchen. None of that travels well.
A tablet is simply the powder in a denser shape. The dried, milled root is pressed into small discs, so the daily amount is measured out in advance and the flavour becomes a choice rather than an obligation: chew them if you like the taste, swallow them with water if you don't. One thousand milligrams is roughly a quarter of a level teaspoon of powder, which is what two tablets replace.
Maca (Lepidium meyenii) belongs to the cabbage family, a relative of cress and radish, and grows only at 3,800 to 4,400 metres around Lake Junín in central Peru. Archaeological finds show it has been cultivated there for well over two thousand years; the thickened root is harvested after roughly nine months, sun-dried and traditionally boiled or roasted before eating. Espara in Salzburg sources the root as an organic raw material and turns it into a form that fits a daily routine.
📋 Recommended intake
Take 2 tablets once daily with plenty of liquid. The tablets can also be chewed or sucked.
Nutritional information per daily dose (2 tablets of 0.5 g)
| Ingredient |
Amount |
| Maca root powder (from certified organic farming) |
1000 mg |
Trade name: Food supplement with maca powder (yellow) from certified organic farming.
Ingredients: Maca root powder¹ (100%). ¹ from certified organic farming. AT-BIO-301, non-EU agriculture.
Net quantity: 70.0 g (approx. 140 tablets)
⚠️ Mandatory information: Food supplements are not a substitute for a balanced diet and the recommended daily dose should not be exceeded. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle are important.
📦 Storage: Store dry, at room temperature, protected from light and out of reach of young children. Protect from heat.
💬 Frequently asked questions
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Tablets, capsules or powder: which maca form makes sense for me?+
It depends on how much you want to take and where. Powder suits people who use several grams a day in smoothies or baking. Capsules give a fixed dose but need a shell and cannot be chewed. These tablets sit in between: a fixed 500 mg each, no shell, no water required, and still a single ingredient. For a steady, modest daily amount they are the least fuss.
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What does a maca tablet actually taste like?+
Earthy and slightly nutty, with a malty sweetness that some people compare to butterscotch and others to radish. There is no flavouring or sweetener in the jar, so you taste the root as it is. If that is not for you, swallow the tablets whole with a glass of water; both options are intended.
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Is yellow maca weaker than red or black maca?+
"Weaker" is the wrong word. The colours are ecotypes of the same plant, differing mainly in pigment, taste and rarity. Yellow (cream) roots account for roughly two thirds of what is grown and are the traditional everyday food in the Junín region; red and black roots are scarcer, taste stronger and cost more. This product uses the yellow variety.
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What is in the root itself?+
Dried maca root is mostly carbohydrate (around 60%), with roughly 13 to 16% protein, about 8% fibre and very little fat. Like its relatives cress and broccoli it contains glucosinolates, and it is the only crop known to contain macamides, a group of plant-specific fatty-acid compounds. At 1000 mg a day the vitamin and mineral contribution is small, so the product is not a "source of" any nutrient in labelling terms. It is a food made from a root, no more and no less.
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Where is the maca grown, and who checks the organic status?+
Maca only grows at high altitude, so the raw material comes from outside the EU (declared as "non-EU agriculture"). The organic status is inspected by Austria Bio Garantie, the Austrian control body behind the code AT-BIO-301 that appears next to the EU organic leaf. The product is distributed by Espara GmbH in Salzburg.
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Responsible Person (GPSR, EU 2023/988) & Manufacturer: Espara GmbH · Franz-Sauer-Straße 46 / Haus A · 5020 Salzburg · Austria · office@espara.com
