Eggplant is a vegetable that has got a number of health benefits to one's body. It can be cooked and mixed with other vegetables or as one wishes to.
There are some facts of eggplant you need to know as below.
1. Eggplant has many varieties which are of different colours and size. There are 770 varieties of eggplant
2. Has a short vegetative period - Eggplants are grown and within a short period of two months, they are ready to be harvested.
3. Eggplant originated from India - Eggplants are believed to have originated from the Indian subcontinent.
4. Belong to the same family as tomatoes - Eggplants belong to the family of tomatoes which is nightshade family
5. The size depends on the variety - Eggplants are of many varieties and each variety produce its own size of the fruit. The normal size of the eggplant is between 1.2 - 12 inches in length.
6. Its flowers are white or purple in colour and they are star-shaped.
7. High fibre - Eggplant contains a high amount of fibre that is good for digestion.
8. Eggplant seeds contain nicotine - The same nicotine that is found in cigarette is also found in eggplant seeds. Nicotine found in one cigarette is equivalent to twenty bounds of seeds in an eggplant.