Table 2 Mean proximate composition of Moringa oleifera leaves collected from Gaborone city

1

6.0 ± 0.03^c

7.4 ± 0.37^b

28.9 ± 0.26^ab

8.1 ± 0.15^ab

11.2 ± 0.67^a

38.3 ± 0.58^a

2

6.4 ± 0.03^bc

7.1 ± 0.00^b

24.9 ± 0.43^c

6.6 ± 0.20^cd

ND

59.8 ± 2.72^a

3

7.1 ± 0.12^ab

7.8 ± 0.00^ab

26.4 ± 0.21^bc

9.1 ± 0.26^a

10.1 ± 0.25^a

44.7 ± 3.18^a

4

7.8 ± 0.46^a

8.4 ± 0.00^a

26.9 ± 0.12^abc

7.7 ± 0.37^bc

12.3 ± 0.71^a

42.4 ± 4.01^a

5

7.2 ± 0.15^ab

8.4 ± 0.00^a

29.4 ± 0.06^a

7.0 ± 0.20^bc

11.2 ± 0.78^a

36.6 ± 5.92^a

6

7.1 ± 0.08^ab

7.5 ± 0.00^b

26.8 ± 1.38^abc

5.6 ± 0.18^d

9.6 ± 0.58^a

57.4 ± 11.19^a

Overall mean

6.9 ± 0.16

7.8 ± 0.13

27.2 ± 0.43

7.4 ± 0.31

9.1 ± 1.00

46.5 ± 3.00