Health Benefits of Adding Eggfruits to Your Daily Food Intake
What Are the Health Benefits of Adding Eggfruits to Your Daily Food Intake?
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Eggplants, Brinjal, and aubergine are different
names for the plant available globally. Most commonly in purple, the
spongy, absorbent fruit is used in various cousins.
This post considers various aspects of eggplants
and fruits.
- Origin and etymology of the plant name
- Did you know?
- A product of South Africa
- Health benefits
- Me and Eggplants
- And lastly, my question
Origin of the Plant
There is no consensus regarding the place
of origin of eggplants: the plant species are described as native to India,
Africa, or South Asia. The etymology of the plant is an indication of its
history, species development and global spread.
The name eggplant is commonly found in American and
Australian English. The Aubergine type names have come from its
non-English, Arabic word- badinjan- borrowed from Dravidian
Languages.
The Arabic word was borrowed into romantic
languages, then to Portuguese, Spanish and to British English, and colonialism
brought it to the colonies.
Did you know?
- It is a berry, not a fruit.
- Related to the tomato, chilli pepper and potato.
- Eat with skin that traps in all nutrients.
- Brinjal was considered poisonous belonging to the nightshade family associated with solanine. In 13th-century Italian folklore, it was a cause of insanity.
- In Egypt in the 19th century, insanity was known to be more common and violent during the eggplant season in the summer.
- Because of the white, spongy flesh, eggfruits are considered meaty in vegetarian and vegan cuisines.
Product of South Africa
In South Africa, eggplant cultivation goes blooming
in the tropical and subtropical seasons and is available in the markets throughout.
Egg fruit is popular in South African cuisine- grilled, stuffed, roasted,
fried, used in soups, stews, curries and stir-fried.
Health Benefits of Brinjal
Eggfruit is among
the healthiest and is recommended by health practitioners
for boosting overall health and well-being.
- A cancer fighter.
Polyphenols in eggplants have anticancer
effects.
- Contains Vitamins and minerals and helps during pregnancy; recommended that every pregnant woman needs to have it in her daily foods.
- Helps with weight reduction; lifestyle experts recommend it as a 'bulking agent'.
- Prevents liver disorder and help control sugar level.
- Antioxidants in the fruit help liver protect from certain toxins
- Help improve vision
- Promote healthy bones.
Me and Bengals.
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| An eggplant from my garden |
In my native language, Malayalam, a modern descendant of the ancient Dravidian language, is called Vazhuthana a staple food in our cuisines. While growing up, it was a staple food in our cuisines; the notion of its health benefits must have been with the village folks in the tradition. Mother grew a vegetable garden, and we got a constant supply of Brinjal for daily foods during the seasons.
In South Africa, we grew eggfruits in our old home
in Grahamstown (the name now changed to Makanda) and enjoyed sharing them among
our neighbours and friends. Planting it in a pot will supply you with daily
food.
Question time
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Quite a boring veg. But it grows easily, so i have a shrub in my garden which provides quite a lot of the stuff.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know lots of people take it that way, including myself. But after knowing its health benefits, I am going to be serious about it; is available without considerable effort must add value for it :)
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