Eggplant also has few calories, about 20.5 per cup of raw, cubed eggplant, which can aid in weight loss. Eggplants, scientifically known as Solanum melongena L., are nightshade vegetables.

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Eggplant (US, Australia, New Zealand, anglophone Canada), aubergine (UK, Ireland, Quebec, and most of mainland Western Europe) or brinjal (South Asia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant ...