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magicarpet

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5. A good word about eggplants,..
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 08:13 AM
Sep 2023

The eggplant, or aubergine, provides fiber and a range of nutrients. This low calorie vegetable features in the Mediterranean diet.

Many of us are most familiar with eggplants that are large and dark purple, but the shape, size, and color can vary from small and oblong to long and thin and from shades of purple to white or green.

This article will focus on the nutritional benefits of the traditional purple eggplant.
Eggplants are rich in fiber and antioxidants. A serving of eggplant can provide at least 5% of a person's daily requirement of fiber, copper, manganese, B-6, and thiamine. It also contains other vitamins and minerals. In addition, eggplants are a source of phenolic compounds that act as antioxidants.


https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279359#benefits

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Like eating MOMFUDSKI Sep 2023 #1
To me, eggplant dosen't have much flavor very bland. Srkdqltr Sep 2023 #2
I coat it with flour Marthe48 Sep 2023 #11
Slightly bitter zucchini... MiHale Sep 2023 #3
Yep, like chicken Marthe48 Sep 2023 #12
Completely agree Pachamama Sep 2023 #19
I think it's best in casseroles. Haggard Celine Sep 2023 #4
A good word about eggplants,.. magicarpet Sep 2023 #5
There's a sweetness when it's roasted no_hypocrisy Sep 2023 #6
I haven't tasted the bitterness Marthe48 Sep 2023 #14
We bread slices in Italian bread crumbs and badhair77 Sep 2023 #7
... Faux pas Sep 2023 #8
I grow the Asian types and they taste pretty much like a squash except more tender. dameatball Sep 2023 #9
i grow a mini eggplant called "fairy tale" rampartc Sep 2023 #10
One year I got white eggplant Marthe48 Sep 2023 #16
That sounds good. dameatball Sep 2023 #20
An Italian's favorite vegetable. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2023 #13
I used coconut oil this year Marthe48 Sep 2023 #15
Well, they are a hit or a miss MagickMuffin Sep 2023 #17
Eggplant justaprogressive Sep 2023 #18
Also in the nightshade family is tobacco Nac Mac Feegle Sep 2023 #21
funny you mention Egg Plant littlewolf Sep 2023 #22
Sounds yummy! Marthe48 Sep 2023 #23
I need to figure out what to make with mine spinbaby Sep 2023 #24
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