Top 10 Amazing Facts About the Eggplant

In British English eggplant is known as "aubergine", while In South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore and West India it is called "brinjal". Here in the Philippines an eggplant is called as "talong". Eggplant is not as nutritious like the other plants and vegetables. It only contains relatively low amounts of most important vitamins and minerals. But in spite of its low vitamins and minerals, eggplant is used in many different cuisine all over the world, like the world famous moussaka and ratatouille. Now for this top ten article it is all about the 10 facts about eggplant. Have some time to read and checkout the top 10 listed facts below.

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TOP : 10
Fact : Eggplant has the following other names or nicknames, thus melongene, garden egg, or guinea squash.

Solanum Melongena (Eggplant)

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TOP : 9
Fact : Semi-wild types eggplants can grow up to 7 feet tall.

Wild eggplant

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Fact : Eggplant was once believed to be extremely poisonous. The flowers and leaves can be poisonous if consumed in large quantities due to the presence of solanine.

Solanine found in Eggplants

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TOP : 7
Fact : In India eggplant is also called as the "king of vegetables".

Indian-style Deep-fried Eggplant

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TOP : 6
Fact : In 2012, China is country with the largest production of eggplant (58% of world output).
Source : FAO

Largest producer of eggplant in the world 2012

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TOP : 5
Fact : On average, 9 kilograms of eggplant contains about the same amount of nicotine as a cigarette.

Nicotine in eggplant

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TOP : 4
Fact : The first known written record of eggplant is found in ancient Chinese agricultural texts completed between 533 and 544 C.E..

Written record of eggplant is found in ancient Chinese agricultural texts

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TOP : 3
Fact : In year 2000, studies showed that drinking eggplant (S. melongena) extract is good way to reduce weight.

Eggplant extract

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TOP : 2
Fact : Eating eggplant frequently and cooking it incorrectly can lead to itchy skin or mouth, mild headache, and stomach upset.

Stomach upset

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TOP : 1
Fact : In 2013, religious followers in Leicester worshiped an eggplant because they believed it is the reincarnation of the multi-armed Hindu elephant deity Ganesh.
Source : www.thesun.co.uk

Hindu elephant deity Ganesh reincarnated as eggplant

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• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.thesun.co.uk
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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