eng Science and Education Publishing Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 2333-1240 2019-02-22 7 2 155 161 10.12691/jfnr-7-2-8 JFNR2019728 article Rokayya Sami rokayya@yahoo.com 1 2 Garsa Alshehry 2 Ying Ma 2 Amro Abdelazez 3 Nada Benajiba 4 Food Science and Nutrition Department, Taif University, Taif City, Al-Huwayah, 888, KSA Department of Dairy Microbiology, Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza, 12618, Egypt Health Science Department, Health and Rehabilitation Science Faculty, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.B. 84428, Riyadh, 11671, KSA Studies on the chemical composition of okra pods (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench) were carried out. Mean concentrations of moisture contents were about 84.67 - 87.65%, crude protein 2.367 - 3.41 %, fat 4.343 - 4.523% ash 10.314 - 12.197%, carbohydrate 67.857 - 82.261 % and fiber 6.781 - 8.314 % were reported. Sugars (fructose, glucose and sucrose) were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Water-soluble polysaccharide values were ranged from 11.22 to 17.35 g/100g. After ashing, the mineral constituents (Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe, pb, As, Se, Cr, Cd, and Mn) were separately analyzed (using Atomic Absorption Spectrometer) and recorded which met the recommended dietary allowance. http://pubs.sciepub.com/jfnr/7/2/8/jfnr-7-2-8.pdf abelmoschus esculentus sugars polysaccharide minerals element