Long Eggplant
A vegetable that combines with everything
Healthy, tasty and tremendously versatile, aubergine offers us different varieties with unique characteristics that we can take advantage of a lot.
The fruit is edible in its entirety once the peduncle that joins it to the plant has been removed, which is too hard and can even puncture to the touch. The meat is white or cream-colored, very fluffy, with small seeds concentrated inside, towards the lower part of the body, which are generally consumed without further problems. The skin contains an anthocyanin, nasunin, with antioxidant action.
It has more than 90% water, therefore it is a highly recommended food for weight loss or weight control diets. It is satiating, thanks also to its contribution of fiber, and it has hardly any fat. In addition, from Agroponiente we grow this aubergine throughout the year with the Bio category, which guarantees considerable savings in natural resources during its cultivation. What else do you need to know to try thousands of recipes with this nutritious treasure?
Season by category
Ordinary
- JAN: sí
- FEB: sí
- MAR: sí
- APR: sí
- MAY: sí
- JUN: sí
- JUL: sí
- AUG: sí
- SEP: sí
- OCT: sí
- NOV: sí
- DEC: sí
Bio
- JAN: sí
- FEB: sí
- MAR: sí
- APR: sí
- MAY: sí
- JUN: sí
- JUL: sí
- AUG: sí
- SEP: sí
- OCT: sí
- NOV: sí
- DEC: sí
Demeter
- JAN: no
- FEB: no
- MAR: no
- APR: no
- MAY: no
- JUN: sí
- JUL: sí
- AUG: sí
- SEP: sí
- OCT: sí
- NOV: sí
- DEC: sí
The eggplant will take care of what really matters.
Eggplant stands out for its high content of fiber, potassium, vitamin C and B6. Therefore, we are talking about a vegetable that will provide a multitude of benefits to our body. One of the most prominent is to promote the health of the most important organ of the body, the heart.
In them we also find phytochemicals with antioxidant activity such as phenolic compounds, flavonoids and anthocyanins that are found in the skin and are responsible for its color. And what is its main function? Well, they have a really important task, that of protecting cells. In the long term, this translates to helping prevent the growth of tumors and cancer cells. Without a doubt, a benefit that we all want in our body.
In general terms, we are talking about an essential vegetable in the Mediterranean diet with which you can prepare many recipes, without worrying about its calories (since it barely has it) and a long list of benefits that will help us prevent diseases and be healthier.
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