Moringa oleifera, an edible tree found worldwide in the dry tropics, is increasingly being used as nutritional supplementation. Loss of nutrients can be induced by a number of factors. Obviously, losses of vitamins depend on cooking time, temperature, and cooking method. In this study the effect of temperature on vitamin A, vitamin C and protein content of moringa leave was investigated. Fresh samples of Moringa leaves were collected, sorted, dried using two different drying methods viz; oven drying and sun drying methods. The dried plant samples were ground using clean laboratory blender, the powdered plant samples were analysed separately for their protein, vitamin A and vitamin C constituents using appropriate methods. The nutritional content of the moringa oleifera leaves show variation with different drying condition. Drying temperature of 60°C gave the best drying temperature.
Published in | World Journal of Food Science and Technology (Volume 1, Issue 3) |
DOI | 10.11648/j.wjfst.20170103.11 |
Page(s) | 93-96 |
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Moringa, Oleifera, Nutritional-Supplement, Temperature
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Ayegba Clement, Makinde Olatunde, Obigwa Patrick, Orijajogun Joyce. (2017). Effect of Drying Temperature on Nutritional Content of Moringa Oleifera Leave. World Journal of Food Science and Technology, 1(3), 93-96. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjfst.20170103.11
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Ayegba Clement; Makinde Olatunde; Obigwa Patrick; Orijajogun Joyce. Effect of Drying Temperature on Nutritional Content of Moringa Oleifera Leave. World J. Food Sci. Technol. 2017, 1(3), 93-96. doi: 10.11648/j.wjfst.20170103.11
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