Okra tsis tsuas yog muaj calcium sib npaug rau cov mis nyuj tshiab, tab sis kuj muaj cov calcium nqus ntawm 50-60%, uas yog ob npaug ntawm cov mis nyuj, yog li nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm calcium. Okra mucilage muaj dej-soluble pectin thiab mucin, uas tuaj yeem txo lub cev nqus cov suab thaj, txo lub cev xav tau insulin, inhibit qhov nqus ntawm cov cholesterol, txhim kho cov ntshav lipids, thiab tshem tawm cov co toxins. Tsis tas li ntawd, okra kuj muaj carotenoids, uas tuaj yeem txhawb kev tso tawm thiab kev ua haujlwm ntawm insulin kom sib npaug ntawm cov ntshav qab zib.