Enping Moringa

Enping Moringa

　　Enping Moringa -- A Guangdong Province Famous, Special, and High-Quality New Agricultural Product

　　Moringa is a plant of the genus Moringa in the family Moringaceae. It is a tropical plant with unique economic value. There is only one genus in this family, comprising 14 species. The trees generally grow to a height of 5–12 meters, with umbrella-shaped crowns. The trunks are straight and have softwood texture, and they grow rapidly. Moringa is rich in protein as well as vitamins, amino acids, and minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, and potassium. Statistics show that the potassium content of moringa is three times that of bananas, its iron content is three times that of spinach, its vitamin C content is seven times that of oranges, and its vitamin A content is four times that of carrots. Many developing countries use moringa to combat childhood malnutrition. Consuming 25 grams of dried moringa leaf powder daily can provide 42% of the recommended protein intake, 125% of calcium, 61% of magnesium, 41% of potassium, 71% of iron, 272% of vitamin A, and 22% of vitamin C. It has a high content of unsaturated fatty acids; helps lower blood lipids, cholesterol, and blood pressure; prevents digestive tract ulcers; and improves sleep. Moringa flowers, trunks, and roots are excellent ingredients for making nourishing soup — delicious, nutritious, and versatile. Moringa tea, health products, moringa oil, water purification agents, and feed for breeding are among its industrial applications. Moringa has been hailed as a "miracle tree" by Western scientists and was approved as a new national food resource in December 2012.

　　Moringa trees have become an emerging health food in Europe, America, Japan, and Taiwan in 2013. They are characterized by being high in calcium, high in protein, high in fiber, and low in fat, making them a miraculous plant that helps improve quality of life and diet, boost immunity, promote health, and prevent disease.