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@ NunyaBidness
2025-05-04 18:56:07
Moringa Tree
This tree is drought tolerant, grows in dry sandy soils and is in full leaf when other foods are scarce. Propagated by either seed of limb cuttings, the Moringa tree starts bearing pods in 6 to 8 months.
It's nutritional payload is impressive:
🌿 Moringa Leaves (per 100g fresh weight)
Protein: 6.7 g
Fat: 1.7 g
Carbohydrates: 14.3 g
Fiber: 0.9 g
Calcium: 440 mg
Phosphorus: 70 mg
Iron: 7 mg
Copper: 110 µg
Iodine: 5.1 µg
Vitamin A: 11,300 IU
Vitamin B: 120 µg
Niacin: 0.8 mg
Vitamin C: 220 mg
Vitamin E (Tocopherol): 7.4 mg
🌱 Moringa Pods (per 100g fresh weight)
Protein: 2.5 g
Fat: 0.1 g
Carbohydrates: 8.5 g
Fiber: 4.8 g
Calcium: 30 mg
Phosphorus: 110 mg
Iron: 5.3 mg
Vitamin A: 184 IU
Niacin: 0.2 mg
Vitamin C: 120 mg
The Moringa use cases are also impressive:
alley cropping (biomass production)
animal forage (leaves and treated seed cake)
biogas (from leaves)
domestic cleaning agents (crushed leaves)
blue dyes (wood)
fencing (living trees)
fertilizer (seed cake)
foliar nutrient (juice expressed from the leaves)
green manure (from leaves)
gum (from tree trunks)
honey (flower nectar)
medicine (all plant parts)
bio-pesticide (soil incorporation of leaves to prevent seedling damping-off)
pulp (wood)
rope (bark)
tannin for tanning hides (bark and gum)
water purification (powdered seeds and charcoal).
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