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Is Okra A Healthy Vegetable?

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Okra, commonly known as Ladies' Finger, is originated from Ethiopia. It is primarily used when it is young, as the maturity causes it to have a woody flavour. It is indeed a healthy vegetable with lots of important nutrients in it. The nutrient contents for per 100 gram serving of okra are as follows:-

• Calories: 33
• Cholesterol: 0
• Protein: 2.0 gm
• Carbohydrate: 7.6 gm
• Total fat: 0.1 gm
• Fiber: 3.2 gm
• Vitamin C: 21 mg
• Folate: 87.8 mcg
• Vitamin A: 660 IU
• Magnesium: 57 mg
• Vitamin E: 0.3 mg
• Vitamin B6: 0.2 mg
• Vitamin K: 40.0 mcg
• Calcium: 77.0 mg
• Iron: 0.3 mg
• Magnesium: 36.0 mg
• Potassium: 135 mg

So considering the above, we can easily come to the conclusion that okra is a good and healthy vegetable even for daily usages.

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