Amino Acid Content of Moringa
All values are per 100 grams of edible portion.
Fresh Leaves
Dried Leaves
Arginine
406.6 mg
1,325 mg
Histidine
149.8 mg
613 mg
Isoleucine
299.6 mg
825 mg
Leucine
492.2 mg
1,950 mg
Lysine
342.4 mg
1,325 mg
Methionine
117.7 mg
350 mg
Phenylalinine
310.3 mg
1,388 mg
Threonine
117.7 mg
1,188 mg
Tryptophan
107 mg
425 mg
Valine
374.5 mg
1,063 mg
*While Gopalan, et al. expressed amino acid content per g N (nitrogen), these figures have been converted to mg per 100g leaves for clarity.
The Moringa Solution to Worldwide Malnutrition
Looking at the abundance in the number of different vitamins, minerals and amino acids, as well as the high concentration of many of these nutrients it is easy to understand why Moringa has been said to prevent 300 diseases.
Dr. Martin price did a great job in his book “The Moringa Tree” in reporting the results of the administration of Moringa in various so-called “developing nations,” especially the great work done by Lowell F. Fuglia in Senegal. Below are a few quotes from his book on the efficacy of Moringa in combating malnutrition, and in providing nourishment to breast feeding mothers and children.
