Moringa oleifera

Drumstick tree, horseradish tree

Small tree with thick grey bark, fragrant white flowers and long green pods, which give the tree its name. The seeds are extracted for oil or used in curry powders. The branches are lopped for fodder and are well liked by domestic animals, especially camels.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh leaves,
Bangladesh				42.7	29.0	19.1	9.1	5.2	37.6	2.06	0.24	308
Fresh leaves,
India					15.6	17.9	13.4	4.4	48.7	3.22	0.27	436
Fruit, Sri lanka				10.7	20.7	27.0	8.9	1.0	42.4			252
							Digestibility (%)
					Animal		CP	CF	EE	NFE	ME	Ref
Leaves					Cattle		71.0	58.0	30.0	76.0	2.30	436
		Amino acid composition as % of crude protein
Leaf											Ref	80
Arg	Cys	Gly	His	Ils	Leu	Lys	Met	Phe	Thr	Try	Tyr	Val
5.6	1.8	5.3	2.2	4.6	8.4	5.2	1.1	5.9	4.5	-	3.7	6.0