I-Okra ayinayo kuphela i-calcium elingana nobisi olutsha, kodwa inezinga lokufunxa i-calcium ye-50-60%, ephindwe kabini yobisi, ngoko ngumthombo ofanelekileyo we-calcium. I-Okra mucilage iqulethe i-pectin kunye ne-mucin e-soluble yamanzi, enokunciphisa ukufunxa komzimba weswekile, ukunciphisa imfuno yomzimba ye-insulin, inqanda ukufunxa kwe-cholesterol, ukuphucula i-lipids yegazi, kunye nokuphelisa i-toxins. Ukongeza, i-okra iqulethe i-carotenoids, enokukhuthaza ukukhuselwa okuqhelekileyo kunye nesenzo se-insulin ukulungelelanisa amanqanaba eswekile yegazi.