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. 2011 Sep 19;12(9):6077–6088. doi: 10.3390/ijms12096077

Table 1.

Proximate composition and calcium content of Moringa from different parts and seasons.

Part Season Crude protein(%db) * Crude fat(%db) Ash (%db) NFE (%db) ** Ca (mg/100 gdb)
Leaf Summer 25.29 A 5.75 A 8.53 B 60.43 870 D
Winter 24.42 A 5.37 A 11.00 A 59.21 1862 B

Stem Summer 12.77 B 2.00 B 6.65 C 78.58 780 E
Winter 9.56 B 1.98 B 8.41 B 80.05 1562 C

Stalk Summer 5.29 C 1.38 B 6.48 C 86.85 761 F
Winter 7.07 BC 1.00 C 2.91 D 89.02 2247 A
*

dry basis (g/g, %).

**

NFE = Nitrogen free extract = 100 − crude protein − crude fat − ash. Within a column followed by the same letter (A–F) don’t differ at the 5% level by Duncan’s multiple range test.