Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant, distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. Many parts of the Moringa are edible. Regional uses of the Moringa as food vary widely, and include: the immature seed pods, called "drumsticks", popular in Asia and Africa, leaves, particularly in South India and Africa, mature seeds, oil pressed from the mature seeds and roots. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of different morphological parts of this tree as food or feed. Moringa leaves, flowers, seedpods and seeds were collected from Michoac谩n State, Mexico and analyzed according for mineral contents. The leaves of M. oleifera and the residue obtained after the recovery of oil from seeds can be good sources of proteins for human and animal feeds.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations鈥揷itations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.