I-Okra ayiqukethe kuphela i-calcium elingana nobisi olusha, kodwa futhi inezinga lokumunca i-calcium elingu-50-60%, eliphindwe kabili kunelobisi, ngakho liwumthombo okahle we-calcium. I-Okra mucilage iqukethe i-pectin ne-mucin encibilika emanzini, enganciphisa ukumuncwa kukashukela emzimbeni, inciphise isidingo somzimba se-insulin, ivimbele ukumuncwa kwe-cholesterol, ithuthukise i-lipids yegazi, futhi iqede ubuthi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-okra nayo iqukethe i-carotenoids, engakhuthaza ukugcinwa okuvamile kanye nesenzo se-insulin ukulinganisa amazinga kashukela egazini.