okra - Cultivation and uses, Nutrients, Extras

A vegetable crop (Hibiscus esculentis), originating in tropical Africa, and producing cylindrical edible fruits up to 20 cm/8 in long which are eaten immature, either cooked or fresh; also known as ladies' fingers or gumbo. The crop is widely cultivated in the tropics and sub-tropics. (Family: Malvaceae.)

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Okra leaves, flower buds and young fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Abelmoschus Species: A. esculentus
Binomial name
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Okra, or lady's finger, is a flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae, originating somewhere near present-day Ethiopia.

Cultivation and uses

Okra is grown throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world for its fibrous pods full of round, white seeds, which, when picked young, are eaten as a vegetable.

Nutrients

Proximates

Calories (33 kcal.)
Protein (2.0 g)
Carbohydrate (7.6 g)
Total fat (0.1 g)
Fiber (3.2 g)

Vitamins and minerals

Vitamin C (21 mg)
Folate (87.8 mcg)
Vitamin A (660 IU)
Magnesium (57 mg)

Extras

Two great okra recipes from MoTV.