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Moringa: Benefits and Processing Techniques

Moringa (Moringa oleifera), known as the 'Miracle tree', is highly valued for its versatility as nearly all parts can be utilized for food and health products. It is rich in essential nutrients, offering significant amounts of vitamins, minerals, and protein compared to common food sources. The document also details the processing methods for dehydrated moringa leaves and pods, highlighting their health benefits and applications in various products.

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Moringa: Benefits and Processing Techniques

Moringa (Moringa oleifera), known as the 'Miracle tree', is highly valued for its versatility as nearly all parts can be utilized for food and health products. It is rich in essential nutrients, offering significant amounts of vitamins, minerals, and protein compared to common food sources. The document also details the processing methods for dehydrated moringa leaves and pods, highlighting their health benefits and applications in various products.

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Moringa

Moringa (Moringa oleifera) is widely known as “ Miracle


tree” because it is considered one of the world’s most
useful tree, as almost every part of the moringa tree can
be used for food or other beneficial applications.
Moringa Value Added
Products
Juice

Flowers
Powder
Stem
leaves

Seeds

Pod
Oil
husks
Moringa based Products

Moringa superfood

Moringa

Healthy Moringa drink


Moringa balls

Moringa capsule
Moringa “Super Food”

Iron and Fibre Vitamin

Copper Thiamine B1

Riboflavin B2
Calcium
Niacin B3
Magnesium
Vitamin C
Phosphorus Calories fat
Zinc Protein

Potassium Carbohydrates

Phytonutrients Essential Amino Acids

7 x more
25 x more 17 x more 15 x more 10 x more 4 x more vitamin-
iron than calcium potassiu vitamin A protein
in than in m than in than in than in C than Miracle
spinach milk banana carrots eggs in moringa
oranges
Processing of Dehydrated
moringa leaves
Preparation
• Sorting and washing
Selection • Trim off tough stems using a moringa
deleafer.
Packaging Sorting Pre-treatment
• Stem blanch 2-5 minutes or until
tender

Drying
Dehydration Washing
• 55-60o C for 1 hour or 50o C for 4-5
hour
Blanching
• Percent yield 28-22%.

Drying End Point Drying Test

Deep green in colour, rich nutty smell. Crisp, very dark green and moisture
content 5-8%
Dehydrated Moringa Powder
(Leaves)

Moringa leaves Blanching in mild Spread them evenly Oven dried leaves
hot water for drying

Final
product(Moringa Blending and Dried moringa
leaves powder) Sieving leaves
Dehydrated Moringa
Powder (Pods)

Moringa pods Washing and Blanching it in mild hot water for 3-4
Cutting it in small minutes
pieces

Final product Sieving Blending Oven dried


(Moringa Pod moringa pods
Powder)
Moringa Leaf Powder
Crude
Energy CHO Protein Fat Ash
fibre
212.5 2 13.13% 30.73% 4.12% 13.8% 4.82%
kcal

Rich source plant protein

Supporting immune health

Increase energy levels

Source : National Improving general health


Institute of Food
Technology, Substitute for protein mix and its products
Entrepreneurship and
Management Substitute for caffeinated energy drinks
(NIFTEM), Thanjavur
Substitute for vitamins and minerals tablet

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