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Eggplant

What is Eggplant?

Eggplant is the name of a plant and the fruit it bears which is commonly used as a vegetable. [1]


History

The plant is native to India. It has been cultivated in southern and eastern Asia since prehistory but appears to have become known to the Western world no earlier than ca. 1500. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Eggplant


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Eggplant".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Eggplant - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Egg Plant
Eggplants

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchMay 17, 2010 @ 3:52 AM

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