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Eggplant health benefits and tasty tips Benefits Nutrition Preparation Recipes Risks Takeaway The eggplant, or aubergine, provides fiber and a range of nutrients. This low calorie vegetable features in the Mediterranean diet. Many of us are most familiar with eggplants that are large and dark purple, but the shape, size, and color can vary from small and oblong to long and thin and from shades of purple to white or green. This article will focus on the nutritional benefits of the traditional purple eggplant. Benefits Eggplants are rich in fiber and antioxidants. A serving of eggplant can provide at least 5% of a person’s daily requirement of fiber,  copper , manganese, B-6, and thiamine. It also contains other  vitamins  and minerals. In addition, eggplants  are a source  of phenolic compounds that act as  antioxidants . Antioxidants are molecules that help the body eliminate free radicals — unstable molecules that can damage cells if they accumulate in large amounts. Foods that contai