黃秋葵又名黃葵、羊角菜、羊角豆、洋辣椒、咖啡黃葵，一年生草本植物。根系發達，直根性，根深達1 m以上;主莖直立，高1～2.5m，粗5cm，赤綠色，圓柱形，基部節間較短，有側枝，自著花節位起不發生側枝;葉掌狀5裂，互生，葉身有茸毛或剛毛，葉柄細長，中空;花大而黃，著生于葉腋;果為蒴果，先端細尖，略有彎曲，形似羊角，果長10～25cm，橫徑1.9～3.6cm，嫩果有綠色和紫紅色2種，果面覆有細密白色絨毛，果成熟后木質化不可食;種子球形，綠豆大小，淡黑色，外皮粗，被細毛。
黃秋葵嫩莢提取物（鮮莢提取）10：1規格營養成分表（每100克含量,數據來源嫩莢營養標簽推算，僅供參考）：
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">成分名稱 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">含量 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">營養素參考值NRV% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">成分名稱 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">含量 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">NRV% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">能量(千焦) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">550 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">23% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">鈣(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">215 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">27% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">蛋白質(克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">20 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">27% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">鋅(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">16.1 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">144% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">碳水化合物(克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">41 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">3% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">鐵(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">7 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">49% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">脂肪(克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">1 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">5% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">鉀(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">670 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">34% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">膳食纖維(克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">8 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">/ | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">磷(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">450 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">64% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">鈉(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">39 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">2% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">鎂(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">211 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">60% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">維生素A(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">400 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">5000% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">硒(微克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">3.5 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">7% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">胡蘿卜素(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">2400 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">5000% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">錳(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">2 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">57% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">維生素C(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">30 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">30% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">銅(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">0.5 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">25% |
| portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">維生素E(T)(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">7 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">50% | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">碘(毫克) | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">0 | portant; word-wrap: break-word !important; font-size: 15px;">0 |
