Litekanyetso tsa lijo tsa liphoofolo tse ruuoang lapeng li koahela mongobo, protheine, mafura a tala, molora, fiber e tala, nitrogen e se nang naetrojene, liminerale, trace elements, amino acid, divithamini le likarolo tse ling tsa litaba, tseo molora o se nang phepo, fiber e tala e na le phello ea ho susumetsa gastrointestinal peristalsis.Moralo oa phepo le ho etsoa ha lijo tsa liphoofolo tse ruuoang lapeng li tlameha ho tataisoa ke litsebi tsa phepo ea liphoofolo tse ruuoang lapeng tse sebetsanang le phepo e nepahetseng ea liphoofolo.Ho ea ka mekhahlelo e fapaneng ea kholo ea liphoofolo tse ruuoang lapeng, molao-motheo oa tsona, linako tse fapaneng tsa selemo le likarolo tse ling tsa ho hlahlojoa ka botlalo, ho latela litlhoko tsa phepo e nepahetseng, nts'etsopele ea litekanyetso tsa mahlale le tse loketseng tsa lijo tsa liphoofolo tsa lapeng.Ka ho reka le ho sebelisa lijo bakeng sa liphoofolo tse ruuoang lapeng, e lokela ho thehoa holim'a litšoaneleho tsa physiological ea phoofolo ea lapeng, khetho ea ho hōla sethaleng, le collocation e utloahalang le ho fepa.