Table 2.
Nutritional information for Moringa oleifera.
Category | Subcategory | Details | Reference |
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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].