I have never imagined the nutritional value of moringa leaves and seed until i read about it and got lots of interesting values written about this plant...
Recently, my boss attended a summit in Lagos with some investors from other countries and one of the craving of one of the investors is this plant... MORINGA leaves and seed... Funny enough, it's a plant I'd never taking note of, though widely grown in Nigeria and eaten in the northern part of the my lovely country... Now, I would have to take a journey to the northern area, to find out where i can get it in large quantity.
Imagine you having a land full of gold and you never took the initiative to dig and explore the treasures lying inside... You'd never know the value of what you have until a stranger opens your eyes to it.
Now, I understand the power of research...
My name is Abiola, I'm a farmer, from Nigeria... I grow plantain, palm kernel, cocoa, now moringa lover... And i'm ready to explore more of agricultural products and it's value...
Moringa Leaves are full of essential disease-preventing nutrients:
- Vitamin A, which acts as a shield against eye disease, skin disease, heart ailments, diarrhea, and many other diseases.
- Vitamin C, fighting a host of illnesses including colds and flu.
- Calcium, which builds strong bones and teeth, and helps prevent osteoporosis.
- Potassium, essential for the functioning of the brain and nerves.
- Proteins, the basic building blocks of all our body cells.
Moringa leaves compared to common foods Values per 100gm.
Nutrient of moringa leaves and compared to other food value:
Vitamin A - 6780 mcg - Carrots: 1890 mcg
Vitamin C - 220 mg - Oranges: 30 mg
Calcium - 440 mg - Cow's milk: 120 mg
Potassium - 259 mg - Bananas: 88 mg
Protein - 6.7 gm - Cow's milk: 3.2 gm
stat Info. gotten from: http://www.treesforlife.org/our-work/our-initiatives/moringa/nutritional-information
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Noted... thanks
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