Lierekisi tse tala ke ntlo ea polokelo ea limatlafatsi tse hlokahalang bakeng sa ho sebetsa hantle ha 'mele ea rona. Nahana kamoo lierekisi li ka thusang ho thibela nts'etsopele ea maloetse a itseng, hammoho le ho fana ka thepa ea ho thibela.
Sena se bakoa ke litaba tse phahameng tsa li-antioxidants, tse kang: flavonoids - catechin le epicatechin carotenoids - alpha-carotene le beta-carotene phenolic acids - ferulic le caffeic acid polyphenols - coumestrol Lierekisi tse tala li na le lintho tse thibelang ho ruruha 'me li na le: vithamine C, vithamine E le zinki e lekaneng, omega-3 ka sebōpeho sa alpha-linolenic acid. Lintho tse phahameng tsa fiber le protheine li liehisa ho monya ha tsoekere. Antioxidant le anti-inflammatory thepa e thibela nts'etsopele ea ho hanyetsa insulin (mofuta oa 2 lefu la tsoekere). Li-carbs tsohle ka tlhaho li na le tsoekere le starch tse se nang tsoekere e tšoeu kapa lik'hemik'hale tse etsang hore u tšohe. Khalase e le 'ngoe ea lierekisi tse tala e na le 44% ea boleng ba letsatsi le letsatsi ba vithamine K, e thusang ho monya k'halsiamo masapong. Vithamine B e thibela nts'etsopele ea lefu la ho fokola ha masapo. Niacin ka lierekisi e fokotsa tlhahiso ea triglycerides le low-density lipoprotein, e fokotsang "cholesterol" e mpe 'meleng le ho eketsa boemo ba "botle".