Chemical composition of unextracted and extracted Moringa leaves Type of leaf

Crude protein

Lipid

Ash

NDF

ADF

ADL

Gross energy (MJ/Kg DM)

Extracted leaves

43.5

1.4

10.0

47.4

16.3

2.2

17.7

Unextracted leaves

25.1

5.4

11.5

21.9

11.4

1.8

18.7

Amino acid composition of extracted and unextracted Moringa leaves. Amino acid

Amino acid composition

extracted leaves

unextracted leaves

FAO reference protein

(g/16g N)

(g/kg DM)

(g/16g N)

(g/kg DM)

(g/16g N)

Lysine

6.61

26.77

5.6

14.06

5.80

Leucine

9.86

42.89

8.70

21.84

6.60

Isoleucine

5.18

22.53

4.50

11.30

2.80

Methionine

2.06

8.96

1.98

4. 97

2.50

Cystine

1.19

5.18

1.35

3.39

2.50

Phenylalanine

6.24

27.14

6.18

15.51

6.30

Tyrosine

4.34

18.88

3.87

9.71

6.30

Valine

6.34

27.58

5.68

14.26

3.50

Histidine

3.12

13.57

2.99

7.50

1.90

Threonine

5.05

21.97

4.66

11.70

3.40

Serine

4.78

20.79

4.12

10.34

-

Glutamic Acid

11.69

50.85

10.22

25.65

-

Aspartic Acid

10.60

46.11

8.83

22.16

-

Proline

5.92

25.75

5.43

13.63

-

Glycine

6.12

26.62

5.47

13.73

-

Alanine

6.59

28.67

7.32

18.37

-

Arginine

6.96

30.28

6.23

15.64

1.10

Tryptophan

2.13

9.26

2.10

5.27