Analysis and evaluation of nutritional components in different locations of Moringa oleifera

Major nutritional components,contents and compositions of amino acids,vitamins and mineral components were analyzed in different locations of Moringa oleifera by using Moringa concanensis leaves as control.Results showed that higher contents of protein,vitamin E,vitamin B6,beta-carotene,magnesium,calcium,and phosphorus were determined in Moringa oleifera leaves,which were up to 7.00 g /100 g,4.15 mg α- TE /100 g,188.20 mg /100 g,1.53 mg /100 g,0.10 g / kg,35.32 mg /100 g,69.72 mg /100 g and 63.94 mg /100 g respectively.Higher contents of dietary fiber,cuprum,zinc and manganese were determined in Moringa oleifera stem,which were up to 15.50 g /100 g,0.22 mg /100 g,0.89 mg /100 g and 1.82 mg /100 g,respectively.Higher contents of folic acid,kalium and sodium were determined in Moringa oleifera fruit,which were up to 46.76 μg /100 g,120.68 mg /100 g and 49.46 mg /100 g,respectively. Higher content of carbohydrate and iron were determined in Moringa oleifera root,which were up to 5.56 g /100 g and 4.65 mg /100 g,respectively 17 kinds of amino acids in Moringa oleifera leaves and fruit were detected and the content of glycine and leucine were rich. Higher total contents of essential and amino acids were determined in Moringa oleifera leaves,which were up to 2.32 g /100 g and 5.95 g /100 g,respectively,whose proteins was high quality,coefficients of amino acids ratio was 69.71. The first limiting amino acids of Moringa oleifera leaves in all kinds of essential amino acids was methionine and cystine,stem and root were isoleucine,and fruit was lysine.