Table 1.
Nutritional values per 100 g of the edible portion of M. oleifera pods and leaves
| Components | Per 100 g | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw podsa | Raw leavesa | Dried leavesb | |
| Energy (kcal) | 37 | 64 | 304 ± 87 |
| Water (g) | 88.20 | 78.66 | 0.0074 ± 0.0029 |
| Protein (g) | 2.10 | 9.40 | 24 ± 5.8 |
| Total lipid (g) | 0.20 | 1.40 | 6 ± 2.5 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference (g) | 8.53 | 8.28 | 36 ± 9.2 |
| Fibre, total dietary (g) | 3.2 | 2.0 | 20.6–28.6* |
| Fatty acids, total saturated (g) | 0.033 | – | – |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated (g) | 0.102 | – | – |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated (g) | 0.003 | – | – |
| Fatty acids, total trans (g) | 0.000 | 0.000 | – |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Vitamin A (RAE) (µg) | 4 | 378 | 3639 ± 1979.8 |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) (µg) | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| Vitamin D (IU) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.053 | 0.257 | 2.6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.074 | 0.660 | 1.29–20.5* |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.620 | 2.220 | 8.2 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.794 | 0.125 | – |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.120 | 1.200 | 2.4 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 0.00 | 0.00 | – |
| Vitamin E (mg) | – | – | 56–113* |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid (mg) | 141.0 | 51.7 | 172 ± 37.7 |
| Folate total (µg) | 44 | 40 | 540 |
| Folic acid (µg) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sodium (mg) | 42 | 9 | 220 ± 180.0 |
| Potassium (mg) | 461 | 337 | 1467 ± 636.7 |
| Calcium (mg) | 30 | 185 | 1897 ± 748.4 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 50 | 112 | 297 ± 149.0 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 45 | 42 | 473 ± 429.4 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.36 | 4.00 | 32.5 ± 10.78 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.45 | 0.60 | 2.4 ± 1.12 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.084 | 0.105 | 0.9 ± 0.48 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.259 | 1.063 | – |
| Selenium (µg) | 0.7 | 0.9 | – |
aInformation obtained from United States department of agriculture nutrient database (https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods) in June 2018
bAverage values and standard deviation published by Witt (2013)
*Only two values were found (Witt 2013)