Consuming high amounts of garden eggs have been found to be beneficial for people with glaucoma because it lowers the eye (intra-occular) pressure as found in a study that was carried out on Igbo people of Nigeria by the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu Pharmacy department and Abia State University School of Optometry.
In addition to featuring a host of vitamins and minerals, eggplant also contains important phytonutrients, many of which have antioxidant activity. Phytonutrients contained in eggplant include phenolic compounds, such as caffeic and chlorogenic acid, and flavonoids, such as nasunin.
Research on eggplant has focused on an anthocyanin phytonutrient found in eggplant skin called nasunin. Nasunin is a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger that has been shown to protect cell membranes from damage. In animal studies, nasunin has been found to protect the lipids (fats) in brain cell membranes.
Cell membranes are almost entirely composed of lipids and are responsible for protecting the cell from free radicals, letting nutrients in and wastes out, and receiving instructions from messenger molecules that tell the cell which activities it should perform.
However, the benefits of eating garden eggs extend far beyond ensuring that one's desire for a good meal is satisfied. Garden eggs although, low in vitamin, still have some nutritional merits. Low in calories and sodium, eggplant can also be counted on to deliver plenty of minerals.
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