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The short answer: To choose a maca capsule, check four things on the label: whether it is raw root or an extract, the amount per serving and what counts as a serving, the maca color type and where it was grown, and everything in the other-ingredients line. Our USDA Organic Maca Root Capsules are raw red, yellow and black root from Peru, 1,600 mg per 2-capsule serving; our Organic Black Maca Capsules are a 50:1 black maca extract, 750 mg per capsule. Compare bottles by serving, not by capsule count or the biggest number on the front.
Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a root vegetable grown high in the Peruvian Andes, and people there have eaten it for generations, often cooked or dried and ground into flour. A good capsule label lets you check what is inside without guessing. Look for these, in this order:
| Label check | USDA Organic Maca Root Capsules | Organic Black Maca Capsules |
|---|---|---|
| Form | Raw maca root | Maca root extract, 50:1 |
| Maca type | Red, yellow and black | Black |
| Amount per serving | 1,600 mg organic maca root | 750 mg extract, made from 37,500 mg black maca root (per label) |
| Serving size | 2 capsules | 1 capsule |
| Per bottle | 120 capsules = 60 servings | 60 capsules = 60 servings, or 180 capsules = 180 servings |
| Added ingredients | None | BioPerine® black pepper extract, 5 mg |
| Other ingredients | Vegan pullulan capsule. No fillers, binders, stearates or preservatives | Cellulose (capsule), rice flour powder, silica, magnesium stearate |
| Certifications on the page | USDA Organic, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free | Organic, vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free, lab verified |
| Origin | Maca harvested in Peru | Maca from Peru |
| List price (Nov 2, 2026) | $24.95 | $22.95 (60 ct) / $34.95 (180 ct) |
Root capsules hold dried, ground maca root, the same ingredient as maca powder, in a shell. Extract capsules hold a concentrate. The extract ratio tells you how much dried root went into each part of extract: at 50:1, 50 parts of root make 1 part of extract. Neither is a quality ranking. They are different products, so read the numbers as different measurements.
If you want the whole raw root, choose root capsules or maca powder. For a deeper look at ratios, read black maca extract capsules: what 50:1 means.
Yellow, red and black are color types of the same plant, named for the root. Our tri-color capsules blend all three, so you do not have to pick. Our black maca capsules use black maca alone. If you want to buy both side by side, the Black Maca + Tri-Color Maca Capsules Bundle pairs the two bottles in one order. More on the darkest color type in 11 things to know about black maca.
The other-ingredients line is where capsules differ most. Our USDA Organic Maca Root Capsules use a vegan pullulan capsule and list no fillers, binders, stearates or preservatives. Our Organic Black Maca Capsules list cellulose (capsule), rice flour powder, silica and magnesium stearate, and the 5 mg of BioPerine® black pepper extract is on the Supplement Facts panel. If you avoid black pepper extract or stearates, that line tells you which bottle to choose.
If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition (the tri-color capsule page names thyroid conditions specifically), talk with your healthcare provider before use. For the black maca extract, the label advises pregnant or nursing mothers, children under 18 and anyone taking prescription medication to ask a qualified professional first.
Ready to start? See how to take maca capsules, or compare formats in maca capsules vs maca powder.
About this guide. Written by the Mother Nature Organics team. Figures come from our own product pages and Supplement Facts panels, last checked Nov 2, 2026. If anything differs, the label on your bottle is the reference.
Sourcing. Mother Nature Organics is a founder-led brand, founded in 2016 by Kathy and Ed Sexton and based in Austin, Texas. Kathy is Peruvian, and we buy our maca from growers in the Peruvian Andes. Our USDA Organic Maca Root Capsules are raw, organic, vegan and non-GMO.
Root capsules hold dried, ground maca root. Extract capsules hold a concentrate made from the root, shown as a ratio such as 50:1. Our USDA Organic Maca Root Capsules are raw root (1,600 mg per 2 capsules); our Organic Black Maca Capsules are a 50:1 extract (750 mg per capsule, made from 37,500 mg of black maca root per the label).
It means 50 parts of dried root go into 1 part of extract. On our Organic Black Maca Capsules, each 750 mg capsule is made from 37,500 mg of black maca root, per the label.
Not by itself. A root figure and an extract figure measure different things, and a serving may be 1 capsule or several. Compare the maca form, the amount per serving and the serving size together, and follow the serving on the bottle.
It depends on the product. Maca comes in yellow, red and black color types of the same plant. Our USDA Organic Maca Root Capsules blend red, yellow and black maca root; our Organic Black Maca Capsules are black maca only.
USDA Organic Maca Root Capsules list two ingredients: organic maca root and a vegan pullulan capsule, with no fillers, binders, stearates or preservatives. Organic Black Maca Capsules list other ingredients: cellulose (capsule), rice flour powder, silica and magnesium stearate, plus 5 mg BioPerine® black pepper extract.
Peru. We buy our maca from growers in the Peruvian Andes, and both capsule products use Peruvian maca.
Both are Peruvian maca. One is raw root, one is a 50:1 black maca extract.
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