This invention provides for a plant extract from the family Moringaceae which suitable for use as an ingredient in a food product drink dietary supplement or a cosmetic product and a pressurised hot water extraction method for preparing the extract. The extract comprises from about 1000 to about 2000 mg/kg Total Phenolic Content (TPC) as measured according to the method described with an incubation period of about 2 hours. The invention further provides a food product drink dietary supplement or a cosmetic product comprising the extract.