Our Produce

Eggplant

Long Eggplant (Solanum melogena)

Our Long Eggplants are harvested 2 to 3 times per week based on sun shine. It gives up time to regular prune ensuring the fruits are succulent in any dish.

The white spongy texture of the eggplant is high in fiber

You can find them sold loose or packaged some supporting local markets.

Easy treat with Long eggplant is to dip it in flour, egg batter or bread crumbs and a quick sauté. This easily prepared dish for those on the goo!

What to Look for When Purchasing

We make sure our Long Eggplant are:

• Smooth skinned and firm and feel heavy for size
• Stem and caps are bright green
• Small so they have fewer seeds, thinner skin, and tend to be sweeter, more tender and less bitter.

Storage Tips

It is best to use eggplant as soon as possible as it bitters with age. To extent self life you could wrap in plastic or in a damp paper towel and store in the refrigerator vegetable bin. Handle eggplant gently as they bruise easily.

Fun Facts

• Egg plant isn’t really vegetables, they’re berries. Strange Huh
• With its high fiber content egg plant help protect against colon cancer and lower cholesterol.
• A study in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1993 indicated that eggplant has the highest level of nicotine of any vegetable. But such small amounts that there is really no need for concern. One would have to consume 20 to 40 pounds to be equivalent to smoking one cigarette.

Good For You (Nutritional) Facts:
Serving Size = 1 cup
Calories – 28
Proteins (g) – 0.8
Carbohydrates (g) – 6.6
Fiber (g) – 2.5
Fat (g) – 0.2
Vitamin A (I.U.) – 63
Folate (mcg) – 13.8
Potassium (mg) - 246