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VOL. 6, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Nutritional advantages of young leaves of Moringa oleifera
Authors
Charles W Yaméogo, Marcel D Bengaly, Alfred S Traoré
Abstract
The malnutrition is responsible of many death of children under 5 years. Thus, investigations must be done to identify leaves with higher nutritional values which will be include in children’s diet. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional advantages of young leaves of Moringa oleifera with 3 months old. The samples of young leaves of Moringa oleifera have been appropriate within 2 gardens in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. These samples have been analyses for macronutrients and micronutrients parameters. The results showed the dried leaves mean content in proteins is 22.4%. The contents in minerals and trace elements were Calcium (1788.8 mg/100g), Magnesium (289 mg/100 g), Potassium (1956.5 mg/100 g), Phosphor (316 mg/100 g), Iron (12.1 mg/100 g). The young leaves of Moringa oleifera have high nutritional values and have good nutritional advantages to improve under 5 years’ children nutritional needs.
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Pages:70-73
How to cite this article:
Charles W Yaméogo, Marcel D Bengaly, Alfred S Traoré "Nutritional advantages of young leaves of <em>Moringa oleifera</em> ". International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 6, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 70-73
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