ʻAʻole ʻo Okra wale nō ka calcium e like me ka waiū hou, akā he 50-60% ka nui o ka absorption calcium, ʻo ia ka pālua o ka waiū, no laila he kumu kūpono ia o ka calcium. Loaʻa i ka ʻOkra mucilage ka wai-soluble pectin a me ka mucin, hiki ke hōʻemi i ke komo ʻana o ke kō, hoʻemi i ke koi o ke kino no ka insulin, keʻakeʻa i ka komo ʻana o ka cholesterol, hoʻomaikaʻi i nā lipids koko, a hoʻopau i nā toxins. Eia kekahi, loaʻa i ka okra nā carotenoids, hiki ke hoʻoikaika i ka hana maʻamau a me ka hana o ka insulin e kaulike i nā pae kō koko.