Maca Powder Taste - ICK

k_sinc

Morning All!

I am trying to get some extra nutrients into my diet wherever I can, Maca Powder was on sale at my supermarket so I decided to grab some to throw in with my oats or protein shakes etc.

One problem.

IT TASTES FOUL.

No matter how little I use, all I can taste it is horrid awfulness.

There's maca capsules you can take but I don't really want to be taking more pills than I already am (I have a few prescription medicines), I liked the idea of just chucking some extra nutrients in with foods/drinks I consume often.

Do you LIKE Maca?
How do you take it to make it taste tollerable?

tannatannabobanna

They sell Maca Powder in Capsules, which is just literally Maca powder capsulized, and most capsules are made from gelatin which is completely harmless and is dissolved by our stomach acids very easily.. hope that helps

sistrsprkl

I do like it and used to put it in my smoothies. It came with a tiny little scoop, maybe a 1/4 and that's all I'd use. I liked the taste but I can understand why you don't, it's a little funky. Chuck it?

HM2206

You're supposed to be using very little. An article I read on it said to start out with half a teaspoon and go up to one tablespoon per day maximum - you're not supposed to have too much of it.

I use it on my coffee occasionally when I have my coffee cold (the heat will kill it). I put the coffee in the fridge with ice cubes and in the meantime I blend out half a teaspoon of maca powder with a couple of deciliters of whole milk. When the coffee is cold I blend it in.
I can only taste the maca very slightly, sometimes not at all without enough milk. One option is using coconut milk, the coconut flavour is very strong and in my experience "kills" the maca taste.

mockchoc

I not long ago made icecream with it and really like it. Traditionally a Japanese thing to do with it.

Frank_Just_Frank

I out a teaspoon of it in my protein shake. Mixed with chocolate, it tastes ok.