title: Cultivar effect on Moringa oleifera glucosinolate content and taste: a pilot study.
abstract: Leaves of the tropical tree Moringa oleifera are widely promoted in areas of chronic malnutrition as nutritional supplements for weaning infants and nursing mothers. Adoption, in these circumstances may hinge upon taste, which can vary greatly amongst cultivars. It is widely assumed that this taste variation is primarily germplasm-dependent, and results from the breakdown of glucosinolates to isothiocyanates. Leaves of 30 accessions, grown at a single field plot, were sampled 3 times over the course of a year. Taste, assessed in a masked protocol, was not related to glucosinolate content of the leaves.
authors: Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, North Ft. Myers, Florida, USA.
authors: Beth
authors: B
authors: Doerr
authors: Kristina L
authors: KL
authors: Wade
authors: Katherine K
authors: KK
authors: Stephenson
authors: Stewart B
authors: SB
authors: Reed
authors: Jed W
authors: JW
authors: Fahey
mesh_terms: D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005961:Glucosinolates / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017879:Isothiocyanates / Q000378:metabolism; D029588:Moringa oleifera / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013649:Taste
chemical_list: D005961:Glucosinolates; D017879:Isothiocyanates; D010936:Plant Extracts