Eggplant Health Benefits and Possible Risks

Eggplant is a low calorie vegetable known as an aubergine — very popular in the Mid-East, China, and India. Eggplants belong to the Solanaceae plant family, since it is an ornamental, flowering perennial, and fruit-bearing vegetable. They are also known as nightshades and are a close relative of the tomato, potato, and bell pepper.

Nearly to 2,000 years ago, eggplants grew wild in its native country, India. It was first cultivated in the 5th century B.C., in parts of China. Eggplants first appeared in Europe in the 14th century. Thomas Jefferson originally introduced the vegetable to America in the 1700s.

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