Introduction to Round Eggplant Eggplant has a long history. It was first born in India and introduced to China in the 4th-5th century. Eggplants cultivated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties were round and similar to wild ones. In the yuan dynasty, long eggplant was cultivated; By the end of Qing Dynasty, this kind of eggplant was introduced to Japan. Now it is mainly planted in the northern hemisphere.
Round eggplant, known as six vegetables by Jiangsu and Zhejiang people and dwarf melon by Guangdong people, belongs to panicum miliaceum of Solanaceae and is perennial in the tropics. Its fruit is edible, mostly purple or purple-black, light green or white, round, oval, pear-shaped and so on. Eggplant is a typical vegetable, and its usage is varied according to different varieties.
But even if it is a variety of eggplant, the taste is still very delicious.
The role of round eggplant eggplant is a common home-cooked dish. It tastes quite delicious. There are many ways to eat eggplant, and it is suitable for both meat and vegetables. It can be fried, steamed, roasted, boiled, fried, cold, and made into soup, all of which can cook delicious dishes. It is sweet and cool, and enters the spleen, stomach and large intestine; Has the effects of clearing away heat, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain; It can be used for treating carbuncle, skin ulcer, aphtha, hemorrhoid bleeding, hematochezia, epistaxis, etc. We can eat it properly, which is beneficial to some nutritional supplements of our body. Cooking skills of round eggplant
Cooking skills of eggplant generally, it is best to soak the cut eggplant in water for a while and then take it out for cooking, so that the eggplant will not be oxidized and discolored.
Preservation of round eggplant How to preserve eggplant?
Because generally bought eggplant skin is covered with a layer of wax, it not only makes eggplant shine, but also has the function of protecting eggplant. However, once the wax layer is washed away or mechanically damaged, it is easy to rot and deteriorate due to microbial invasion. Therefore, a good way to preserve eggplant is not to wash it with water, but also to protect it from rain, heat and bumps, and to keep it in a cool and ventilated place. Selection of round eggplant
How to buy round eggplant?
1, generally, high-quality eggplant is a good product with uniform and round fruit shape, no cracks, moderate age, rusty skin, spots, thin skin, few seeds, thick meat and tenderness.
2. Generally, tender eggplant is dark in color, tender and sweet in taste, light in weight, thin and fluffy in skin, and the meat is not easy to separate, and there is a green and white skin at the lower part of the calyx. However, the old eggplant is bright and smooth in color, firm and firm in meat, thick and tight in skin, yellow and hard in fruit, heavy in weight, easy to separate and bitter in some cases.
According to the above two points, do you know how to buy eggplant? Nutritional value of round eggplant
Efficacy 1 of eggplant: Vitamin P contained in eggplant can enhance the adhesion between human cells, enhance the elasticity of capillaries, reduce brittleness and permeability, and prevent microvascular rupture and bleeding.
Two: Eggplant also contains trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and potassium, and various alkaloids such as choline, stachydrine, fenugreek and solanine. Especially purple eggplant has higher vitamin content. It can inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells in digestive tract.
Three: Eggplant is also rich in nutrition, containing fat, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, phosphorus, calcium, iron and other nutrients. Especially the content of vitamin P is very high. Every100g contains vitamin P750. It is a good food to supplement vitamins.
Effects of Round Eggplant Three Effects of Round Eggplant
One: lowering cholesterol and protecting cardiovascular system
Regular consumption of eggplant can prevent hypertension, purple spot, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, scurvy and promote wound healing.
Two: Anti-aging
Eggplant contains vitamin E, which has the functions of preventing bleeding and anti-aging. Eating eggplant regularly can keep the cholesterol level in the blood from increasing, which is of positive significance for delaying human aging.
Three: treating gastric cancer
The results of foreign research show that its anticancer performance is several times that of other vegetables with the same effect, and it is a strong anticancer hand. It can inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells in digestive tract and has a good effect on gastric cancer and cecal cancer.
Heat meter phosphorus (mg) 19 of round eggplant
Potassium (mg) 1 12
Dietary fiber (g) 1.7
Carbohydrate (g) 4.9
Vitamin c (mg) 1
Copper (mg) 0. 1 1
Manganese (mg) 0. 1
Vitamin B 1 (mg) 0.03
Vitamin B2 (mg) 0.03
Vitamin E (mg) 0.88
Heat (calories) 28
Protein (g) 1.6
Fat (g) 0.2
Magnesium (mg) 17
Calcium (mg) 5
Iron (mg) 1.8
Zinc (mg) 0.29
Selenium (μ g) 0.48
Sodium (mg) 3.2