
Botanical Name: Moringa oleifera
Country of Origin: Egypt
English Name: Moringa Leaves Powder
French Name: Poudre de Feuilles de Moringa
Also Known As: Drumstick Tree Leaves Powder, Dried Moringa Leaf Powder, Moringa Leaf Fine Powder, Cut & Milled Moringa Leaves
Part Used: Leaves of Moringa oleifera
Description: Moringa is a fast-growing, deciduous tree native to the sub-Himalayan regions of northern India and now widely cultivated across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and parts of Central and South America. The tree typically grows 5–12 metres tall with a slender, pale grey trunk and widely spreading branches forming an open canopy. Its leaves are compound and arranged in tripinnate clusters with numerous small oval leaflets that are bright green, smooth, and tender. The tree produces small cream to white flowers and long, ribbed seed pods known as drumsticks. Leaves are harvested multiple times during the growing season when fully developed to preserve colour, structure, and botanical character.
The fresh leaves are soft, flexible, and bright green with a mild leafy aroma. After drying, the leaves retain their natural green colour, slight curvature, and fine veining. Once milled into a powder, the material becomes a uniform, free-flowing fine powder that preserves the visual green hue and characteristic leaf texture in powdered form. The powder is lightweight, smooth, and easy to blend, while retaining identifiable botanical features of the Moringa leaves.
Moringa is cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions due to its rapid growth and adaptability to a variety of soil types. It thrives in well-drained, sandy, or loamy soils and tolerates occasional drought conditions. The tree has a short to medium lifespan but produces new foliage continuously under suitable conditions. Leaves harvested at peak growth retain their colour and structural integrity even after drying and milling, resulting in a uniform powder suitable for blending and multiple applications.
After harvesting, the leaves are separated from coarse stems, carefully cleaned to remove dust and extraneous material, and dried under controlled low-temperature conditions to preserve natural colour and texture. Once fully dried, the leaves are milled into a fine, uniform powder and sieved to remove coarse fragments, producing a clean, free-flowing botanical ingredient with consistent colour, texture, and quality.
Uses: Moringa Leaves Powder is used in tea-style infusions, herbal and botanical blends, culinary preparations such as soups, sauces, seasoning mixes, and baked goods, cosmetic formulations, craft projects, decorative displays, and educational herb collections. The fine powder format allows even mixing and easy dispersion in blends and infusions, while maintaining the natural green colour, mild leafy aroma, and identifiable botanical origin. It is suitable for culinary, decorative, and creative applications requiring a clean, fine, natural botanical powder.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, dark place in an airtight container. Refrigeration not required.
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