Okra is a popular health food due to its high fiber, vitamin C, and folate content. Okra is also known for being high in antioxidants. Okra is also a good source of calcium and potassium. 

Greenish-yellow edible okra oil is pressed from okra seeds; it has a pleasant taste and odor, and is high in unsaturated fats such as oleic acid and linoleic acid. The oil content of some varieties of the seed can be quite high, about *0%. Oil yields from okra crops are also high. At **4 kg/ha, the yield was exceeded only by that of sunflower oil in one trial. A ***0 study found that a sample contained *5% oil. A ***9 study found okra oil suitable for use as a biofuel.