With the aim of determining some bromatological parameters of moringa from two different locations and at the same period of the year, fresh leaves were collected and air-dried, and then ground to be converted into powder. This was passed through a sieve, packaged and sent to the Central Laboratory for Food and Agriculture in Luanda in order to determine the content of crude protein, crude fibre, ether extract and vitamin C. The evaluation of dry matter, moisture, ashes and carbohydrates was carried out at the Centre for Research and Agro-Food Technology of the Faculty of Veterinary. Both samples showed promising and varied bromatological contents, having the moringa from Cubal presented the following values: crude protein-22.33%, crude fibre-0.14%, ether extract-10.54% and carbohydrate 47.43%, while in the moringa from Sumbe the crude protein was 24.72%, crude fibre 0.24%, ether extract 5% and carbohydrate 52.65%.
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