- The MACA is gathered in sacks or jute sacks for its transfer to the selection and drying.
- Then they are washed with current water to eliminate the mud stuck them.
- For a homogeneous drying the roots are classified in three sizes (big, medium and small)
- The drying is carried out exposing the products in the sun during 90 to 100 days, in
uniform layers and are constantly removing to reduce the humidity up to a 10 to 15% This
operation has as purpose to improve the flavor of the product starting from the production
of sugars reducers. The dehydrated roots can be stored per years.
- The unsightly products, dives with decomposition signs or that they have suffered
damage for the intense cold are separated.
This plant is not treated genetically and until the moment they have not registered studies
in this matter