Cook with eggplant
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About
Eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, or baigan is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Solanum melongena is grown worldwide for its edible fruit, typically used as a vegetable in cooking.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
0×17
odor_active×5
grassy×4
minty×3
woody×3
earthy×3
popcorn×3
buildingmaterialsconstruction×3
Flavor compounds
42 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
terpenealdehyde(1e,4e,8e)-alpha-humulenealpha-humulene(-)-beta-caryophyllenealpha-pinenenoradrenaline(r)-noradrenalinel-phenylalaninephenylalanineanthocyaninanthocyanin cationdelphinidin chloridedelphinidin(1-)delphinidin
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
Wikidata
License
CC0
Source page
Imported
6/3/2026, 4:31:28 AM
Verification
Multi-layer verified