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. 2024 Oct 9;16(19):3423. doi: 10.3390/nu16193423

Table 2.

Nutritional information for Moringa oleifera.

Category Subcategory Details Reference
Comparison of Nutrient Content Milk Provides 300–400 mg of certain nutrients [48]
Moringa Leaves Offers significantly higher amounts, around 1000 mg [55]
Moringa (whole plant) Powder Surpasses with more than 4000 mg of essential nutrients [49]
Anemia Treatment Moringa powder serves as a substitute for iron tablets, can be utilized in the treatment of anemia [48]
Micronutrient Composition of M. oleifera (mg/100 g) Calcium 440–3650 mg [15]
Magnesium 24–1050 mg
Sulfur 137–925 mg
Sodium 164.0–272 mg
Potassium 259–2061 mg
Phosphorus 70–300 mg
Iron 0.85–126 mg
Zinc 0.16–3.30 mg
Copper 0.6–1.1 mg
Vitamin Content Vit A 6.78–18.90 mg
Vit B2 0.05–20.50 mg
Vit B3 0.8–8.2 mg
Vit B7 423 mg
Vit B12 0.06–2.64 mg
Vit C 17.3–220.0 mg
Vit E 77 mg

M. oleifera seed oil extract typically includes tannins and saponins, which oversee a variety of pharmacological actions [45]. M. oleifera seeds contain a variety of fatty acids, including arachidic, stearic, octacosanoic, palmitic, oleic, linolenic, behenic, and paullinic acid [46]. Two glycosides, niazirin and niazirinin, were isolated from M. oleifera’s ethanolic extract of M. oleifera [47]. Numerous polysaccharides, including D-xylose, D-galactose, L-rhamnose, L-arabinose, D-mannose, and glucuronic acid, are present in gum exudates [48].