ʻO ka pī ʻōmaʻomaʻo he hale kūʻai o nā meaʻai e pono ai no ka hana olakino o ko mākou kino. E noʻonoʻo pehea e hiki ai i ka pī ke pale i ka ulu ʻana o kekahi mau maʻi, a me ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā mea pale.
ʻO kēia ma muli o ke kiʻekiʻe o nā antioxidants, e like me: flavonoids - catechin a me epicatechin carotenoids - alpha-carotene a me beta-carotene phenolic acids - ferulic a me caffeic acids polyphenols - coumestrol ʻO nā pī ʻōmaʻomaʻo he mau waiwai anti-inflammatory a loaʻa: vitamina C, ka huaora E a me ka nui o ka zinc, omega-3 ma ke ʻano o ka alpha-linolenic acid. ʻO ke kiʻekiʻe o ka fiber a me ka protein e hoʻolohi i ka komo ʻana o ke kō. ʻO nā mea antioxidant a me nā mea anti-inflammatory e pale i ka hoʻomohala ʻana o ke kūpaʻa insulin (type 2 diabetes). ʻO nā kaʻa a pau he mau kō a me nā mākiko me ke kō keʻokeʻo ʻole a i ʻole kemika e hoʻoweliweli iā ʻoe. Loaʻa i hoʻokahi kīʻaha o ka pī ʻōmaʻomaʻo he 44% o ka waiwai o kēlā me kēia lā o ka huaora K, e kōkua ana i ka komo ʻana o ka calcium i loko o nā iwi. Kāohi ka Vitamin B i ka ulu ʻana o ka osteoporosis. ʻO ka niacin i loko o ka pī e hoʻemi i ka hana o nā triglycerides a me ka lipoprotein haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa, e hōʻemi ana i ka "kino" cholesterol i loko o ke kino a hoʻonui i ke kiʻekiʻe o ka "maikaʻi".