Features :
Thai Name: Kra Jeab
Scientific Name : Abelmoschus Esculentus
Season Availability : all around the year
One of the popular nutritious vegetables of north east African origin, the plant bears okra pods measuring numerous colored dark green about 5 - 15 cm in length.
Internally, the pods feature small, round, mucilaginous white colored seeds arranged in vertical rows, the pods are one of the rich sources of mucilage substance that help in smooth peristalsis of digested food through the gut and ease constipation condition.
The pods are also good source of important many minerals such as iron, calcium, manganese and magnesium.
Supplier: Indian okra or lady finger
Services:
Supplier: Fruits & vegetables, Tomato, Onion, Potato, Green Chilli,Okra (Lady Finger), Ginger, Garlic, Cabbage, Carrot, Brinjal , Banana, Grapes, Guava, Pomegranate, Papaya, Watermelon, Litchi, Pineapple, sweets, pulses, flour
Buyer: Fruits and vegetables
Supplier: 1. fresh vegetables: green chillies, okra (lady finger), bottle gourd (lauki), red onion, drumsticks (moringa), cauliflower, cabbage, bitter gourd, potato, tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, ginger
2. fresh fruits: grapes, mangoes, strawberries, litchi, oranges, plums, bananas, guavas, watermelons
3. rice: buddha rice (kalanamk chawal), basmati rice, non basmati rice
4. indian spices: black pepper, cardamom, black cardamom, cumin, cinnamon (vietnam), coriander, mace (javtri), saffron, dry ginger, bay leaf (tej patta)
5. dry fruits : cashew, almonds, pistachio , walnuts