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Eggplant
Eggplant is a vegetable belonging to the nightshade family. It is closely related to tobacco. Eggplant is often considered to be a very homey vegetable, and is used in dishes such as ratatouille and eggplant Parmesan.
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What are the parts of eggplant that can be eaten?
We had an eggplant in our share last week and I just made baba gansuoh last night. I didn't really have a recipe but I pretty much did exactly what you did and just added a little chili powder. I couldn't believe how good it was!
How many carbohydrates in an eggplant?
- 1.6 carbohydrates in 1 oz or 28g or eggplant, peeled
- 2 carbohydrates in 1 oz or 28g or eggplant, unpeeled
- 2.4 carbohydrates in a ½ cup of eggplant
- 4.8 carbohydrates in one cup of cubed peeled eggplants
- 26½ carbohydrates in an average size peeled eggplant (weighs about 1¼ pounds)
- 32 carbohydrates in an average size unpeeled eggplant (weighs about 1¼ pounds)
Cooked (boiled or steamed)
- 2½ carbohydrates in 1 oz or 28g or eggplant
- 10 carbohydrates in a 4 oz or 114g portion of eggplant
- 4½ carbohydrates in a ½ cup of eggplant
- 9 carbohydrates in one cup of cubed eggplant
For the carbohydrate content of other vegetables, and fruits, and for free fruit and vegetable carbohydrate charts that you can use as daily guides for either weight loss or weight maintenance, see the page links, further down this page, listed under Sources and Related Links.
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Can a sugar glider eat eggplant?
As a general rule, sugar gliders do not eat lettuce. They prefer sweet substances such as fruits, berries, plant sap and nectar, and for protein they will eat insects.
For a list of foods which sugar gliders in captivity can eat, see the related link below.
Basically the same way you peel any vegetable. A vegetable peeler works pretty well, though can be hard to get started with. A sharp paring knife will work well also.
Pop under the grill, allow to char slightly, allow to cool, peel, enjoy.
When is eggplant ready to cook?
It depends on how thick the slices are. If they're around one-half inch thick, you should grill it about 2 minutes on each side. If you want it softer, you can put it in a sealed container while it's hot and it will keep cooking for several minutes.
Egg plants are easy to grow.Get seeds of eggplant.Sow plenty seeds in a pot full of earth or in prepared soil.Water it every day.After few days small plants will grow out.When they become few inches tall pluck out the plants from initial place and put them in small pits on the earth planned for cultivation with roots and small part of stem buried.Water it and add fertilizer just like any garden plant.After few moths plants become mature start yielding egg fruit.
The eggplant, aubergine, melongene, brinjal, or guinea squash (Solanum melongena) is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades) and genus Solanum. It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. As a nightshade, it is closely related to thetomato and potato and is native to Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
What is land preparation for eggplant?
Land preparation for eggplant involves several key steps to ensure optimal growth. First, the soil should be cleared of weeds and debris, followed by tilling to aerate and improve soil structure. Amending the soil with organic matter, such as compost, can enhance fertility and drainage. Finally, it’s important to create raised beds or rows to facilitate water drainage and improve plant health.
yes mice can eat tomatoes.I've actually seen one eat a tomatoe.
Can you bake eggplant parmesan the next day?
No, any food left unrefrigerated over two hours has begun to acquire bacteria and is contaminated. It would not be safe to eat.
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You will want to salt the slices of eggplant and draw out the liquid and bitterness. A light coating of olive oil and a touch of salt and paper will help the flavor. I like to add some garlic powder for an additional kick.
What is eggplant when translated from English to Italian?
Melanzane alla Parmigiana is an Italian equivalent of 'Eggplant Parmesan'. The phrase is pronounced 'meh-lahn-ZAH-nay AHL-lah pahr-mee-JYAH-nah'. The feminine gender noun 'melanzane' means 'eggplants'. Its definite article is 'le' ['the']. The word 'alla' is formed from the preposition 'a' and the feminine definite article 'la', to mean 'to the'. The feminine adjective 'Parmigiana' refers to the dish being cooked with Parmesan cheese.
What is biblical meaning of eggplant?
A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple.
How long do eggplant trees live?
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How much eggplant is too much to eat?
I have cooked overripe eggplant many times, and have suffered no ill effects whatsoever. The flavor does not seem to suffer significantly either.
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Is eggplant found in the thistle family?
Eggplant is found in the Solanacea family (nightshade) along with tomatoes, peppers, tobacco and petunias.
Thistles are in the Asteraceae family (sunflower) along with lettuce and artichokes.
List all the vitamins of the eggplant?
Eggplant is called "Be-Gun" in Bengali (an Indian Language). "Gun" means properties or value and "Be" means void or absent. So "Be-Gun" stands for some thing that has no value.
As far as I know Eggplant has almost none nutritional value. But it might be because of my Bengali background :)
Hey..maybe the first guy who gave the answer hates eggplant.
Health BenefitsIn addition to featuring a host of vitamins and minerals, eggplant also contains important phytonutrients, many which have antioxidant activity. Phytonutrients contained in eggplant include phenolic compounds, such caffeic and chlorogenic acid, and flavonoids, such as nasunin.
Brain Food
Research on eggplant has focused on an anthocyanin phytonutrient found in eggplant skin called nasunin. Nasunin is a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger that has been shown to protect cell membranes from damage. In animal studies, nasunin has been found to protect the lipids (fats) in brain cell membranes. Cell membranes are almost entirely composed of lipids and are responsible for protecting the cell from free radicals, letting nutrients in and wastes out, and receiving instructions from messenger molecules that tell the cell which activities it should perform.
Rich in Phenolic Antioxidant Compounds
Researchers at the US Agricultural Service in Beltsville, Maryland, have found that eggplants are rich sources of phenolic compounds that function as antioxidants. Plants form such compounds to protect themselves against oxidative stress from exposure to the elements, as well as from infection by bacteria and fungi.
The good news concerning eggplant is that the predominant phenolic compound found in all varieties tested is chlorogenic acid, which is one of the most potent free radical scavengers found in plant tissues. Benefits attributed to chlorogenic acid include antimutagenic (anti-cancer), antimicrobial, anti-LDL (bad cholesterol) and antiviral activities.
ARS researchers studied seven eggplant cultivars grown commercially in the U.S. and a diverse collection of exotic and wild eggplants from other counties. In addition to chlorogenic acid, they found 13 other phenolic acids present at significantly varying levels in the commercial cultivars, although chlorogenic acid was the predominant phenolic compound in all of them. Black Magic-a commercial eggplant cultivar representative of U.S. market types-was found to have nearly three times the amount of antioxidant phenolics as the other eggplant cultivars that were studied. In addition to their nutritive potential, the phenolic acids in eggplant are responsible for some eggplants' bitter taste and the browing that results when their flesh is cut. An enzyme called polyphenol oxidase triggers a phenolic reaction that produces brown pigments. Scientists have begun work on developing eggplant cultivars with an optimal balance of phenolics to ensure both optimal nutritional value and pleasing taste.
Cardiovascular Health and Free Radical Protection
When laboratory animals with high cholesterol were given eggplant juice, their blood cholesterol, the cholesterol in their artery walls and the cholesterol in their aortas (the aorta is the artery that returns blood from the heart back into circulation into the body) was significantly reduced, while the walls of their blood vessels relaxed, improving blood flow. These positive effects were likely due not only to nasunin but also to several other terpene phytonutrients in eggplant.
Nasunin is not only a potent free-radical scavenger, but is also an iron chelator. Although iron is an essential nutrient and is necessary for oxygen transport, normal immune function and collagen synthesis, too much iron is not a good thing. Excess iron increases free radical production and is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and cancer. Menstruating women, who lose iron every month in their menstrual flow, are unlikely to be at risk, but in postmenopausal women and men, iron, which is not easily excreted, can accumulate. By chelating iron, nasunin lessens free radical formation with numerous beneficial results, including protecting blood cholesterol (which is also a type of lipid or fat) from peroxidation; preventing cellular damage that can promote cancer; and lessening free radical damage in joints, which is a primary factor in rheumatoid arthritis.
