Chemical composition

Moringa oleifera seeds

SEM

p

Whole

Hardened 24 h

Peeled

DM (%)

91.1^b

90.7^c

93.4^a

0.41

0.001

% DM

Organic Matter

87.3^b

87.4^b

89.5^a

0.35

0.001

Crude protein

26.0^b

26.4^b

31.3^a

0.85

0.001

Fat

22.5^b

23.0^b

32.7^a

1.65

0.001

Raw cellulose

10.2^a

9.4^a

9.9^a

0.11

0.05

Non-nitrogenous extractives

28.5^a

28.4^a

15.5^b

2.16

0.001

Condensed tannins

18.4^a

8.2^c

13.6^b

1.47

0.001

Total phenols (mg/100g DM)

4185^a

2884^c

3156^b

247

0.001