Nutrient Content of Moringa Plant

Moringa plants are rich in nutrients, vitamins and amino acids that can fulfil daily nutritional intake and prevent malnutrition. The nutritional content can be seen in the following table :

From the table above, it can be concluded that moringa leaf powder has the highest content of nutrients, vitamins and amino acids when compared to seeds and fresh moringa leaves.

The advantage of moringa seeds is that it has the highest nutritional content in the form of Copper (Cu) than moringa leaves both fresh and powdered.

Difference between Dried Moringa Leaves and Fresh Moringa Leaves

A comparison of these nutrients can be seen through the following table :

From the table above, it can be concluded that dried moringa leaves have nutrients that are much higher than fresh moringa leaves.

Comparison of Moringa Leaf to Other Foods

The high content of moringa can be seen by comparing the amount of nutrients with the amount of nutrients from other foods. The following is a comparison of the nutrient content of fresh and dried moringa leaves with other foods.

Fresh moringa facts with other foodstuffs that are known for their nutritional content in certain nutrients :

1. Vitamin C content 7x that of fresh oranges

2. 4x the vitamin A content of carrots

3. 4x the calcium content of milk

4. Calcium content 3x that of bananas

5. 2x the protein content of yoghurt

6. Iron content 3/4x that of spinach leaves

Dried moringa facts with other foodstuffs that are known for their nutritional content in certain nutrients:

1. Iron content 25x that of spinach leaves

2. Calcium content 17x that of milk

3. Calcium content 15x that of bananas

4. 9x the protein content of yoghurt

5. Vitamin A content 10x that of carrots

6.Vitamin C content is 1/2x that of fresh oranges