Nutritional Content and Elemental and Phytochemical Analyses of Moringa oleifera Grown in Mexico

Table 1

Nutritional composition of dried M. oleifera leaf powder.

Parameter	Lombardia	San Pedro	[28]
Moisture (%)	3.34 ± 1.36	3.06 ± 1.38	7.4 ± 2.89
Lipid (%)	10.31 ± 1.2	10.21 ± 1.83	6 ± 2.5
Fiber (%)	7.29 ± 0.84	9.46 ± 1.14	9 ± 7.45
Ash (%)	10.71 ± 0.81	11.18 ± 0.19	17.6^b
Protein (%)	10.74 ± 1.3	11.48 ± 1.4	24 ± 5.8^*
Carbohydrates (%)^a	57.61 ± 2.19	54.61 ± 0.6	36 ± 9.2^*
Energy value (Kcal/100 g)	366.2 ± 4.23	356.25 ± 6.48	304 ± 87

Values are mean ± SD, analyzed individually in triplicate, and are expressed as g/100 g leaf powder.
^{a, b}Calculated by difference.
^*Difference significative between Mexican samples against a reference .