Harnessing the nutritional benefits of the mighty moringa tree
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: FOOD, INNOVATION, MORINGA (MORINGA OLEIFERA), NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-dec-2021/harnessing-nutritional-benefits-of-moringa-tree
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12860
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19099
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19099
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: FOOD, INNOVATION, MORINGA (MORINGA OLEIFERA), NATURAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-dec-2021/harnessing-nutritional-benefits-of-moringa-tree
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 12860
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/19099
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/19099
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Abstract
A relatively new food crop in South Africa, the moringa tree is known for its health benefits: a moringa leaf is almost a third protein and contains many vitamins and minerals. Medicinal properties of the plant, native to the Indian sub-continent, include anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties. Better still, the tree is fast-growing and droughttolerant, and so is well adapted to the South African climate. As the popularity of the plant grows, so too does the need to understand how growing conditions affect the bioactive compounds that make it so attractive as a means for alleviating poverty and food insecurity.-
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