Eggplant belongs to eggplant fruit vegetables. Like most vegetables, it has more water and lower calories. The calorie per100g of eggplant is only 23kcal. It is a low-fat and low-calorie food, and it is one of the good vegetables for people who need to lose weight and control their body.
From the appearance, there are two kinds of common eggplant in the market: round eggplant and long eggplant. Round eggplant has less water and firm meat, while long eggplant has slightly more water and soft meat. From the point of nutritional value, the nutrient content of eggplant is not very prominent, and its composition is similar to other vegetables, so it is a very common vegetable.
The skin of eggplant is purple, which is what makes it different. The reason why it is purple is that eggplant skin contains anthocyanin, which is a water-soluble pigment with antioxidant effect and is good for protecting skin and eyesight. When eating eggplant, you can eat more antioxidants if you eat it with the skin. If you are worried about pesticide residues, or the skin is too thick to bite, you can also peel it and eat it. The nutrients in the skin can also be supplemented by other foods.
Eggplant, as a healthy vegetable, can not only enrich our food variety, but also supplement our body with certain vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber and plant active ingredients. However, when eating, we should pay attention to putting less oil, eating more steamed eggplant, mixed eggplant and roasted eggplant, and eating less fried eggplant and fried eggplant. As long as it is oiled eggplant, the oil content is basically above 10%.
Eggplant meat is soft and spongy, and it can absorb oil, so some people think that eating raw eggplant can also play the role of "absorbing oil and lowering blood fat" according to the characteristics of eggplant. But in fact, whether raw eggplant or cooked eggplant is eaten, it must be digested by the gastrointestinal tract, and the oil eventually absorbed will also be digested and absorbed by the small intestine. Therefore, there is no scientific basis to say that eating raw eggplant can absorb oil and reduce blood fat, which is a rumor.
Eating raw eggplant can not only absorb oil and reduce blood fat, but also bring gastrointestinal discomfort if you eat too much. Especially for people with poor digestive function, try to cook eggplant before eating.