Moringa Nutrients

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What are the nutrients that can be derived from Malunggay (Moringa)?

I need a list of nutrients and minerals that can be obtained from Malunggay (Scientific name – Moringa oleifera)




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link below will give you plenty of information. here’s a summary:

one rounded tablespoon of powder is added to an infant’s food, three times daily, the 25g of leaf powder will give him roughly the following in terms of RDA:

Protein: 42%
Calcium: 125%
Magnesium: 61%
Potassium: 41%
Iron: 71%
Vitamin A: 272%
Vitamin C: 22%
During periods of pregnancy and breast-feeding, women are most at risk of suffering from nutritional deficiences. If a woman consumed six rounded tablespoons of leaf powder per day during these times, she would receive roughly the following in terms of RDA:

Protein: 21%
Calcium: 84%
Magnesium: 54%
Potassium: 22%
Iron: 94%
Vitamin A: 143%
Vitamin C: 9%
(source: http://www.echotech.org/technical/technotes/Moringa.PDF )

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