Moringa oleifera: Difference between revisions

Mature seeds yield 38–40% [[edible oil]] called [[ben oil]] from its high concentration of [[behenic acid]]. The refined oil is clear and odorless, and resists [[Rancidification|rancidity]]. The young fruits can be boiled and the oil skimmed off the water surface.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Press cake|seed cake]] remaining after oil extraction may be used as a [[fertilizer]] or as a [[flocculent]] to [[Water purification|purify water]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lea |first1=Michael |title=Bioremediation of Turbid Surface Water Using Seed Extract from the ''Moringa oleifera'' Lam. (Drumstick) Tree |journal=Current Protocols in Microbiology |year=2010 |isbn=978-0471729259 |volume=Chapter 1 |pages=Unit1G.2 |doi=10.1002/9780471729259.mc01g02s33 |pmid=20131221 |s2cid=30231607}}</ref> Moringa seed oil also has potential for use as a [[biofuel]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rashid |first1=Umer |last2=Anwar |first2=Farooq |last3=Moser |first3=Bryan R. |last4=Knothe |first4=Gerhard |year=2008 |title=''Moringa oleifera'' oil: A possible source of biodiesel |url=https://naldc-legacy.nal.usda.gov/naldc/download.xhtml?id=18521&content=PDF |journal=Bioresource Technology |volume=99 |issue=17 |pages=8175–9 |doi=10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.066 |pmid=18474424}}</ref>[[File:Moringa Oleifera flower ready for cooking.jpg|thumb|Flowers prepared for cooking|200x200px]][[File:সজনেফুলের চচ্চড়ি.jpg|alt=A bowl of moringa flowers cooked in Bengali style chorchori, with hyacinth beans, eggplants, and potatoes|thumb|Moringa flowers in Bengali [[chorchori]], with additional vegetables|203x203px215x215px]]