Malunggay

makes a golden comeback!

DA Biotechnology Program
Malunggay, the all-purpose tree,
could help alleviate poverty
among Filipino households

For health & nutrition (kalusugan at sustansya)

Alternative, cheap, and readily-available natural
medicine (gamot)
Additional income (dagdag na kita)
Health and nutrition
Malunggay is considered
“Natural Nutrition for
the tropics”—Church World
Service and Educational
Concerns for Hunger
Organization

Leaves, flowers and pods

are cooking ingredients
Health and nutrition
The most nutritious veggie: Amazing
benefits can be found in its small leaves

Nutritional Value:

Source: OB Guide, Malunggay: The natural way to enhance lactation

 Health and nutrition
Malunggay fresh leaves’ contribution to RDA
Sex RDA* Malunggay fresh leaves (per 100 g)**
& Age Protein Vit A Vit C Calcium Iron Protein Vit A Vit C Calcium Iron
(g) (μg) (mg) (mg) (mg) (g) (μg) (mg) (mg) (mg)
6.7 6.8 220 440 7
Male
4-6 30 500 40 800 10 22% 1% 550% 55% 70%
7-10 36 500 40 800 10 19% 1% 550% 55% 70%
11-14 45 1000 50 1200 12 15% 1% 440% 37% 58%
1%
15-18 59 1000 60 1200 12 11% 367% 37% 58%
1%
19-24 58 1000 60 1200 10 12% 1% 367% 37% 70%
25-50 63 1000 60 800 10 11% 1% 367% 55% 70%
51+ 63 1000 60 800 10 11% 1% 367% 55% 70%

Female
4-6 30 500 40 800 10 22% 1% 550% 55% 70%
7-10 36 500 40 800 10 19% 1% 550% 55% 70%
11-14 46 800 50 1200 15 15% 1% 440% 37% 47%
15-18 44 800 60 1200 15 15% 1% 367% 37% 47%
19-24 46 800 60 1200 15 15% 1% 367% 37% 47%
25-50 50 800 60 800 15 13% 1% 367% 55% 47%
51+ 50 800 60 800 10 13% 1% 367% 55% 70%
Pregnant 60 800 70 1200 30 11% 1% 314% 37% 23%
Lactating 62-65 1200-1300 90-95 1200 15 10-11% 1% 232-244% 37% 47%

(Source: *http://www.time-to-run.com/nutrition/rda.htm; http://www.anyvitamins.com/rda.htm; **Fuglie, The Miracle Tree. The Moringa

oleifera: Natural nutrition for the tropics)
Health and nutrition

Hence, on the average, per 100g of

Malunggay fresh leaves meets approximately…
14% of protein
1% of Vitamin A
400% of Vitamin C
45% of Calcium
58% of Iron
… of the Recommended Daily Allowance!
Health and nutrition

To meet 100g equivalent to 2 and ½

cups of fresh malunggay leaves, you
must grow 1-2 trees per person.
Making malunggay more delicious
Simple processing of Malunggay fresh leaves into leaf
powder for human food

The air-dried leaves can be crushed or pounded using a

crusher like mortar and pestle and filtered to remove leaf stems.
The powder is then added to:
soups and sauces
breads
biscuits
burgers
hotdogs
tea bags and other functional drinks
instant noodles

(SOURCE: Moringa oleifera A multi-purpose tree produced by HRDA –the organic organization,
United Kingdom 2002)
 Malunggay leaf powder
Malunggay leaf powder’s contribution to RDA
Sex RDA* Malunggay leaf powder (per 100 g)**
& Age Protein Vit A Vit C Calcium Iron Protein Vit A Vit C Calcium Iron
(g) (μg) (mg) (mg) (mg) (g) (μg) (mg) (mg) (mg)
27.1 16.3 17.3 2,003 28.2
Male
4-6 30 500 40 800 10 90% 3% 43% 250% 282%
7-10 36 500 40 800 10 75% 3% 43% 250% 282%
11-14 45 1000 50 1200 12 60% 2% 35% 167% 235%
2%
15-18 59 1000 60 1200 12 46% 29% 167% 235%
2%
19-24 58 1000 60 1200 10 47% 2% 29% 167% 282%
25-50 63 1000 60 800 10 43% 2% 29% 250% 282%
51+ 63 1000 60 800 10 43% 2% 29% 250% 282%

Female
4-6 30 500 40 800 10 90% 3% 43% 250% 282%
7-10 36 500 40 800 10 75% 3% 43% 250% 282%
11-14 46 800 50 1200 15 59% 2% 35% 167% 188%
15-18 44 800 60 1200 15 62% 2% 29% 167% 188%
19-24 46 800 60 1200 15 59% 2% 29% 167% 188%
25-50 50 800 60 800 15 54% 2% 29% 250% 188%
51+ 50 800 60 800 10 54% 2% 29% 250% 282%
Pregnant 60 800 70 1200 30 45% 2% 25% 167% 94%
Lactating 62-65 1200-1300 90-95 1200 15 42-44% 1% 18-19% 167% 188%

(Source: *http://www.time-to-run.com/nutrition/rda.htm; http://www.anyvitamins.com/rda.htm; **Fuglie, The Miracle Tree. The Moringa

oleifera: Natural nutrition for the tropics)
Health and nutrition

Hence, on the average, per 100g of

Malunggay leaf powder meets approximately…
58% of protein
2% of Vitamin A
32% of Vitamin C
206% of Calcium
232% of Iron
… of the Recommended Daily Allowance!
Health and nutrition
Hence, on the average, per 100g of
Malunggay fresh leaves meets approximately…
14% of protein
1% of Vitamin A
400% of Vitamin C
45% of Calcium
58% of Iron
… of the Recommended Daily Allowance!
For a ‘healthy’ animal feedstock

Malunggay fresh leaves is excellent to be fed

to pigs, goats, and poultry

The best diet for pigs is 70% Moringa, 10%

Leucaena and 20% other leaves. 100%
Moringa diet is possible for pigs but Leucaena
should not be more than 30%.

(SOURCE: Moringa oleifera A multi-purpose tree produced by HRDA –the organic

organization, United Kingdom 2002)
Alternative (all-natural) medicine
Legend:

Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Pods
Roots
Bark
Gum
Oil

SOURCE: Jed W. Fahey, Sc.D., Moringa oleifera: A Review of the Medical Evidence for its Nutritional, Therapeutic, and Prophylactic Properties. Part 1.
Alternative (all-natural) medicine
Legend:

Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Pods
Roots
Bark
Gum
Oil

SOURCE: Jed W. Fahey, Sc.D., Moringa oleifera: A Review of the Medical Evidence for its
Nutritional, Therapeutic, and Prophylactic Properties. Part 1.
Alternative (all-natural) medicine
Backyard Pharmacy: The cure is just around the
corner
Leaves:
Headaches
Bleeding from a shallow cut/wounds
Insect bites
Bacterial or fungal skin complaints
Gastric ulcers and diarrhea
Malnutrition
Breastfeeding
Flower
Breast feeding
Urinary problems
Malnutrition

(SOURCE: Moringa oleifera A multi-purpose tree produced by HRDA –the organic organization, United Kingdom 2002)
 Alternative (all-natural) medicine
Backyard Pharmacy: The cure is just
around the corner

Pods
Worm, liver and spleen problems
Joint pains
Seeds (mixed with coconut oil) or seed oil
Arthritis
Rheumatism
Gout
Cramps
STD
Urinary problems
Epilepsy
Boils

(SOURCE: Moringa oleifera A multi-purpose tree produced by HRDA –the organic organization, United Kingdom 2002)
Are there economic
opportunities in the
massive planting of
malunggay?

HOW?
BIOTECHNOLOGY!
Processing Malunggay through
Biotechnology
A very innovative company – SECURA
INTERNATIONAL INC., has been able
to produce pure all-purpose oil, active
pharmaceutical ingredients and active
compound for water treatment from
malunggay using biotechnology that is
willing to buy malunggay seeds directly
from the farmers.
Agribusiness potentials
for additional income
Malunggay leaf powder
Food fortificant
Functional drinks
Food supplement
Medicine
Animal feed ingredient

All purpose-oil from Malunggay seeds

( just like your precious olive)
Edible oil
Medicine
Cosmetics, perfume, massage
Lubricants
Industrial oil
Biofuel ( crops for food vs. fuel )

Malunggay cake (“sapal”)

Biofertilizer
Animal feed ingredient
Water treatment
Malunggay for Agribusiness through
BIONet and BIOCommerce

CONTRACT TO
BUY Processors

Growers

Product
Manufacturers
Malunggay seed agronomics
PhP10.00 per kilo for Malunggay matured seeds
Agronomics Estimates (1 hectare Malunggay Plantation
at 1m x 1m planting distance)

Cost of production: PhP75,000 (year 1)

Care and maintenance: PhP60,000 (yearly starting year 2)
Total annual harvest for matured seeds: 20,000 Kgs
at 2 harvests per year (every 6months
following the first harvest)
Estimated net income/loss: (PhP75,000)(year 1)
PhP140,000 (year 2)

*as of 22 October 2007

The “malunggay revolution” is
just around the corner…

Don’t be left behind!

Be part of the revolution!

Join!
Biotechnology Information and
Organization Network (BIONet)
 Biotechnology Information and
Organization Network

President – Dr. Gaudencio C. Petalcorin Jr., DLSU-Manila

(09214421671/09222893838/09058610293)
Vice President for Luzon – Dir. Alicia Ilaga, DA-BPO
(09178439538)
Vice President for Visayas – Engr. Danilo Manayaga, SECURA
(09175233175)
Vice President for Mindanao – Dr. Ahmad Alonto, MSU
(09192528892)