Moringa may be the next superfood. Also known as the "drumstick tree" because of the shape of its seed pods, the moringa is native to India but can also be found in many other tropical and subtropical areas. Almost every part of the tree can be used for something, but the leaves and drumstick pods are what is most commonly used in food and traditional medicine. It's no wonder why. According to the NGO Trees for Life, gram for gram, moringa leaves contain:

4 times the vitamin A found in carrots

7 times the vitamin C found in oranges

4 times the calcium found in milk

3 times the potassium found in bananas

2 times the protein found in yogurt

Moringa leaves can be eaten raw, cooked like kale, or dried and ground into a powder; the drumstick pods, which are found in all kinds of Asian dishes, can also be eaten raw, cooked, or even squeezed to produce moringa seed oil.

Moringa has been used to fight malnutrition in dry areas where nutritious crops don't often grow. And the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) even named moringa as its Traditional Crop of the Month in September 2014 because it's so useful.

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