Moringa leaves health benefits

Moringa leaves are most nutritious part of moringa tree. Leaves are small green colored and grows in bunches. These leaves full of essential nutrition and diseases preventing nutrition.

Moringa leaves

Moringa leaves contains all required amino acid required to human and animal while these amino acids are very unusual in any plant source. Fresh and dried both leaves can be consumed as dried leaves powder is more concentrated with nutrition except vitamin C.

Moringa leave nutrition may vary depending upon soil fertility, weather conditions, season and variety of moringa. Naturally grown moringa without use of fertilizer and pesticides are best and if some one try can get these type of moringa very easily in India.

Moringa leaves usages

Moringa leaves can be used as dietary supplement for pregnant women, women on breastfeeding, people with malnutrition as it is a very rich natural source of iron, calcium, vitamins and many minerals. One can use fresh leaves or dried leaves. You can also eat soft leaves by cooking it in spinach recipes and can consume it as dried powder.

Moringa leaves nutrition facts

Moringa leaves nutrition result as per analysis done at the National Institute of Nutrition in Hyderabad.

Amino Acid in moringa leaves per 100 gm

Fresh Leaves Dried Leaves
Arginine 406.6 mg 1325 mg
Histidine 149.8 mg 613 mg
Isoleucine 299.6 mg 825 mg
Leucine 492.2 mg 1950 mg
Lysine 342.4 mg 1325 mg
Methionine 117.7 mg 350 mg
Phenylalinine 310.3 mg 1388 mg
Threonine 117.7 mg 1188 mg
Tryptophan 107 mg 425 mg
Valine 374.5 mg 1063 mg

Vitamin and Mineral Content of Moringa Leaves per 100 gm

Now you can think and compare these fact with other vegetable and fruits nutrition and make you decision about uses of moringa leaves in your diet.

Carotene (Vit. A) 6.78 mg 18.9 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.06 mg 2.64 mg
Riboflavin(B2) 0.05 mg 20.5 mg
Niacin(B3) 0.8 mg 8.2 mg
Vitamin C 220 mg 17.3 mg
Calcium 440 mg 2003 mg
Calories 92 cal 205 mg
Carbohydrates 12.5 g 38.2 mg
Copper 0.07 mg 0.57 mg
Fat 1.7 g 2.3 mg
Fiber 0.9 g 19.2 mg
Iron 0.85 mg 28.2 mg
Magnesium 42 mg 368 mg
Phosphorus 70 mg 204 mg
Potassium 259 mg 1324 mg
Protein 6.7 g 27.1g
Zinc 0.16 mg 2.29 mg

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