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  Drumstick 'Superfood' Tree.  The Drumstick or Moringa Oleifera is another vegetable packed with nutrition and extensively used to prepare a wide array of dishes in Indian cuisine. The tree is a drought-resistant tree that belongs to the Moringaceae family. India incidentally is the world's leading producer of drumsticks and Tamil Nadu is the largest producing state of Drumsticks.  Nutrition: Nutrition from the leaves : The leaves of the drumstick tree are imbued with huge quantities of minerals such as calcium, iron, zinc, manganese,, magnesium, protein, and dietary fibre. The leaves also happen to be loaded with quercetin and chlorogenic acid.  Nutrition from the seeds: Edible oil, called Ben oil is extracted from the seeds. After the oil has been extracted, the seeds are turned into seed cake and used as manure for plants. The bark, sap, roots, flowers and seeds are also used in making medicine.  Health benefits:  The fresh pods and seeds contain Oleic...