Okra Originated in Africa
The wild okra crop originated along Nile in Egypt & Abyssinia, in the area we recognize today as Ethiopia& Egypt . Accounts of the vegetable begin to show up in records dating to about the 12th century. Historians surmise that the crop spread to Egypt and other parts of North Africa before traveling into the Mediterranean and India.
Spanish Moors advanced the spread of the crop further East in the following centuries.
Nutritional Value
okra is an excellent source of vitamin K to assist in faster wound healing and vitamin C to strengthen the immune system. The pods are also a good source of manganese to construct connective tissues, folate to produce healthy red blood cells, and contain lower amounts of potassium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, copper, magnesium, and calcium.
