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Table 3 Antinutrient (mg /100 g) composition of moringa products

From: Moringa oleifera products as nutraceuticals for sustainable poultry production

Antinutrients

Leaf

Seed

Pod

References

Tannins

0.22–1.63

1.89–52.0

0.20

[14, 31, 35, 36]

Phytates

0.27–2.23

0.35–115

0.25

[14, 31, 35, 36]

Oxalates

1.42–6.66

0.73–2.21

–

[14, 31, 35, 36]

Trypsin inhibitors

–

0.09–1.20

0.30

[14, 31, 35, 36]

Cyanogenic glycoside

14.8

1.68–8.00

–

[14, 31, 35, 36]

Saponins

2.06–10.9

3.89–29.9

–

[14, 31, 35, 36]