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There are many types and colors of eggplant. There are round and elliptical ones and are green, white and purple. Actually, what is the original color of eggplant?
Eggplant or eggplant, which has the Latin name Solanum melongena, is a fruit which is then classified as a vegetable. Many grow in India and several other Asian countries.
The shape is small round, medium round to oval. Apart from purple, there are also eggplants which are green, yellow and even white. Eggplant has small, soft seeds that are edible.
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But, of all the eggplant colors, which one is the original eggplant color?
Eggplant is often treated as a vegetable. In fact, eggplant itself is actually a type of fruit.
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Eggplant has been known even long before Christ, to be precise 50 BC. However, citing various sources, until now it is not known for certain where this eggplant actually came from.
Eggplant grows abundantly in Asia and Africa. Eggplants grown in this region are not always purple.
Eggplant has a sweet taste, has a soft, juicy texture and is large and long with a dark purple color. But it is said that the first eggplant was actually small, oval in shape like an egg and white in color. The taste is also considered less friendly to the tongue.
What is the original color of eggplant?
Eggplant has been cultivated in many places throughout the world. There are many known colors of eggplant, ranging from purple to yellow.
Each color and size is influenced by different varieties of eggplant. Even though they are other than purple in color and have a non-elongated shape, they are still considered eggplant.
 Eggplant purple from market Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto/nuttakit |
The purple color of eggplant is caused by the presence of anthocyanins in it. Anthocyanin is a pigment that can give color to plants.
No one color of eggplant is considered a true color. What is eggplant is a fruit that has a variety of colors.
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