Moringa
Moringa is Moringa oleifera, a fast-growing tree native to northern India and now farmed across India, Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Most of the ingredient trade is the leaf, which is stripped, shade or low-heat dried and milled to a green powder; the seeds are pressed for moringa (ben) oil, used in foods and cosmetics. Leaf powder is sold for drink mixes, capsules, teas and foods.
Suppliers sell different products under the same name. Specify the one you need.
Dried leaf milled to a fine green powder, the main form; sold by mesh, color and protein.
Dried leaf in tea cut for infusions and blends.
Water or hydroalcoholic leaf extract, spray dried and sold by extract ratio or a declared marker.
Cold-pressed oil from the seed (ben oil), a separate ingredient for foods and cosmetics.
Leaf or seed from certified organic farms, with the certificate tied to the lot.
Compare each result with your own specification when the lot arrives.
Keep leaf powder sealed in foil-lined bags or drums, cool, dry and dark, because color and flavor fade with light, heat and air. Reseal opened bags promptly. Shelf life or retest date follows the supplier's specification.
Moringa leaf powder is grown by many small farms and microbial results vary from lot to lot, so check Salmonella and E. coli on every COA and consider testing on receipt. Record origin, drying method and supplier lot.
Facts from regulators and standards bodies, each linked to its source.
The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Moringa oleifera (POL-NF-00519) lists the leaves, fruits (pods containing the seeds) and seeds as not novel in food.
Source: ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)The same EU entry lists moringa seed oil as not novel in food supplements.
Source: ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)This is general information, not regulatory advice. Status differs by country and by how the ingredient is used, so check the rules for your product and market.
Manufacturers and distributors whose own websites say they sell it.
Distributor · Sacramento, CA
Starwest Botanicals is a Sacramento company that mills and sells bulk organic herbs, spices, teas and botanical powders by the pound and in 25 lb bags, with wholesale accounts for businesses.
Suppliers are in alphabetical order and none pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Ask for the specification sheet and a recent COA before you order, and confirm details with the supplier.
Common forms include leaf powder, leaf, cut and sifted, leaf extract, seed oil and organic. Ask each supplier for the specification sheet of the exact grade they quote.
Expect identity, protein and color, heavy metals, microbiology, pesticide residues and physical tests and foreign matter, each with its method, specification and result for that lot.
Keep leaf powder sealed in foil-lined bags or drums, cool, dry and dark, because color and flavor fade with light, heat and air. Reseal opened bags promptly. Shelf life or retest date follows the supplier's specification.
The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Moringa oleifera (POL-NF-00519) lists the leaves, fruits (pods containing the seeds) and seeds as not novel in food. The same EU entry lists moringa seed oil as not novel in food supplements.
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