Okra, omwe amadziwikanso kuti therere kapena ladyfingers, ndi masamba otchuka komanso opatsa thanzi ochokera kumpoto chakum'mawa kwa Africa. Chomeracho chimalimidwa m'madera otentha komanso otentha. Imakula bwino m'nthaka youma, yopanda madzi. Zipatso za Okra ndi imodzi mwamasamba otsika kwambiri a calorie. 100 g yotumikira imakhala ndi zopatsa mphamvu 30, palibe cholesterol ndi mafuta odzaza. Komabe, masambawa ndi gwero lolemera la fiber, mchere, mavitamini, ndipo nthawi zambiri amalangizidwa ndi akatswiri a zakudya kuti athe kuchepetsa thupi. Okra ali ndi chinthu chomata chomwe chimathandizira kusuntha kwa matumbo ndikuchepetsa zizindikiro za kudzimbidwa. Okra ali ndi kuchuluka kwa vitamini A komanso ma antioxidants monga beta-carotene, zeaxanthin ndi lutein. Vitamini A, monga mukudziwa, ndikofunikira kuti mukhale ndi thanzi la mucous nembanemba. Ladyfingers ali olemera kwambiri mu mavitamini a B (niacin, vitamini B6, thiamine ndi pantothenic acid), vitamini C ndi K. Ndizofunikira kudziwa kuti vitamini K ndi cofactor ya ma enzymes otseka magazi ndipo ndi ofunikira kuti mafupa amphamvu.
2022-11-11