Eggplant (aubergine)

In plain English

Eggplant is a nightshade, like potatoes and tomatoes, and it makes its own : about 0.96–1.77 mg per 100 g in commercially unripe to ripe fruit, rising to about 15 mg in overripe fruit (converted from dry weight). EFSA could not characterize the risk, because there is too little data. Eggplant also contains a trace of nicotine: even at the highest published figure, you would need 70–210 kg a day to match one nicotine patch.

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Whose daily amount?

aged 31–50

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Scientific name: Solanum melongena
Kingdom: plant
Family: Solanaceae
Part eaten: fruit (botanically a berry)
In the kitchen: vegetable

Source: Kew Plants of the World Online (not yet checked against Kew).

Top 3 nutrients

% of the US daily amount, 100 g raw, for a 31–50-year-old woman, 70 kg.

Manganese: 12.9% of 1.8 mg [US AI]
Fiber: 12% of 25 g [US AI]
Copper: 9% of 0.9 mg [US RDA]

What you have to deal with

100 g raw, for a 31–50-year-old woman, 70 kg. Each compound on its own; they are never added together.

: 0.962–1.77 mg in 100 g, no established safety limit. Regulatory assessment
Nicotine: 0.0002–0.01 mg in 100 g, no established safety limit. Human observational study

Ripe fruit is the one part of a plant that 'wants' to be eaten, so its seeds get spread, and it drops its defenses as it ripens. Green tomatoes carry 0.9–55 mg of tomatine per 100 g; red ones 0.03–0.08 mg (Friedman & Levin 1995). Seeds, roots, tubers and leaves stay defended.

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Key nutrients per 100 g

USDA FoodData Central label amounts. Each preparation is FDC's own entry, per 100 g as eaten; no cooking factors are applied.

Nutrient	raw [FDC 169228]	boiled [FDC 169229]
Protein	0.98 g [USDA]imputed	0.83 g [USDA]
Fat	0.18 g [USDA]	0.23 g [USDA]
Carbohydrate: not essential	5.88 g [USDA]calculated	8.73 g [USDA]calculated
The US National Academies: 'The lower limit of dietary carbohydrate compatible with life apparently is zero, provided that adequate amounts of protein and fat are consumed.' The same report says the amount that gives optimal health 'is unknown', and still sets a recommended 130 g a day. [IOM 2005, p. 275] [RDA 130 g a day]
Fiber	3 g [USDA]	2.5 g [USDA]no FDC derivation code
Sugars	3.53 g [USDA]	3.2 g [USDA]imputed
Vitamin A A carotenoids, converted to at IOM 12:1 / 24:1	1.17 µg [USDA]calculated	1.83 µg [USDA]calculated
Vitamin C	2.2 mg [USDA]	1.3 mg [USDA]no FDC derivation code
Vitamin D	0 µg ( by USDA) [USDA]	0 µg ( by USDA) [USDA]
Vitamin E	0.3 mg [USDA]imputed	0.41 mg [USDA]imputed
Vitamin K1vitamin K1 (phylloquinone); K2 (MK-4) not reported by FDC for this food	3.5 µg [USDA]imputed	2.9 µg [USDA]
Folate (DFE)	22 µg [USDA]calculated	14 µg [USDA]calculated
Vitamin B6	0.084 mg [USDA]	0.086 mg [USDA]no FDC derivation code
Potassium	229 mg [USDA]	123 mg [USDA]
Magnesium	14 mg [USDA]	11 mg [USDA]
Calcium	9 mg [USDA]	6 mg [USDA]
Iron	0.23 mg [USDA]	0.25 mg [USDA]
Zinc	0.16 mg [USDA]	0.12 mg [USDA]
Beta-carotene A carotenoid, label amount (not )	14 µg [USDA]	22 µg [USDA]imputed
Alpha-carotene A carotenoid, label amount (not )	0 µg [USDA]	0 µg [USDA]imputed
Beta-cryptoxanthin A carotenoid, label amount (not )	0 µg [USDA]	0 µg ( by USDA) [USDA]

Daily amounts per 100 g raw

The same 100 g against five sets of daily amounts for adults aged 31–50: US/Canada (National Academies), UK (PHE 2016), EU (EFSA), Australia/NZ (NHMRC) and WHO/FAO. Your choice is highlighted. Each line names its type (RDA, RNI, PRI, RDI, AI, and so on) and links to its source. Label amounts, with no absorption factors. Where a body sets no value, it says so; no other body's figure is used instead.

Nutrient	Per 100 g raw	Daily amounts, woman 31–50
Protein	0.98 g	US/Canada (your choice) 2.13% of 46 g [RDA] [source] UK 2.18% of 45 g [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 1.69% of 58.1 g [PRI] [source]0.83 per kg body weight × 70 kg Australia/NZ 2.13% of 46 g [RDI] [source] WHO 1.69% of 58.1 g [safe level] [source]0.83 per kg body weight × 70 kgfor top-quality protein (PDCAAS 1.0): "The value accepted for the safe level of intake is 0.83 g/kg per day, for proteins with a protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score value of 1.0. (PDF p. 256)"
Fiber	3 g	US/Canada (your choice) 12% of 25 g [AI] [source]total fiber UK 10% of 30 g [recommendation] [source] EU (EFSA) 12% of 25 g [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 12% of 25 g [AI] [source] WHO 12% of 25 g [at least] [source]
Vitamin Aprovitamin A carotenoids, converted to RAE at IOM 12:1 / 24:1	1.17 µg RAEfrom Beta-carotene: 14 µg (label amount), gives 1.17 µg RAEfrom Alpha-carotene: 0 µg (label amount), gives 0 µg RAEfrom Beta-cryptoxanthin: 0 µg (label amount), gives 0 µg RAE	US/Canada (your choice) 0.167% of 700 µg [RDA] [source]µg , so it compares directly with the plate's RAE figure UK units differ, not computed: UK and EFSA use retinol equivalents (RE); the plate uses [source] EU (EFSA) units differ, not computed: UK and EFSA use retinol equivalents (RE); the plate uses [source] Australia/NZ units differ, not computed: Australia/NZ and WHO use retinol equivalents (RE); the plate uses [source] WHO units differ, not computed: Australia/NZ and WHO use retinol equivalents (RE); the plate uses [source]
Vitamin C	2.2 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 2.93% of 75 mg [RDA] [source] UK 5.5% of 40 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 2.32% of 95 mg [PRI] [source] Australia/NZ 4.89% of 45 mg [RDI] [source] WHO 4.89% of 45 mg [RNI] [source]
Vitamin E	0.3 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 2% of 15 mg [RDA] [source]alpha-tocopherol UK 10% of 3 mg [safe intake] [source] EU (EFSA) 2.73% of 11 mg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 4.29% of 7 mg [AI] [source]in mg alpha-tocopherol equivalents WHO 4% of 7.5 mg [best estimate] [source]
Vitamin K1vitamin K1 (phylloquinone); K2 (MK-4) not reported by FDC for this food	3.5 µg	US/Canada (your choice) 3.89% of 90 µg [AI] [source]compared with vitamin K1, the form plants contain UK 5% of 70 µg [guidance] [source]about 1 µg per kg body weight EU (EFSA) 5% of 70 µg [AI] [source]vitamin K1 Australia/NZ 5.83% of 60 µg [AI] [source]compared with vitamin K1, the form plants contain WHO 6.36% of 55 µg [RNI] [source]compared with vitamin K1, the form plants contain
Folate (DFE)	22 µg	US/Canada (your choice) 5.5% of 400 µg [RDA] [source]µg DFE UK 11% of 200 µg [RNI] [source]UK value is not DFE, so it is compared with food folate EU (EFSA) 6.67% of 330 µg [PRI] [source]compared with folate DFE Australia/NZ 5.5% of 400 µg [RDI] [source]compared with folate DFE WHO 5.5% of 400 µg [RNI] [source]compared with folate DFE
Vitamin B6	0.084 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 6.46% of 1.3 mg [RDA] [source]rises to 1.7 men / 1.5 women from age 51 UK 7% of 1.2 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 5.25% of 1.6 mg [PRI] [source] Australia/NZ 6.46% of 1.3 mg [RDI] [source]NHMRC public consultation on vitamin B6 closed 30 Sep 2026; value may be revised WHO 6.46% of 1.3 mg [RNI] [source]
Potassium	229 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 8.81% of 2600 mg [AI] [source] UK 6.54% of 3500 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 6.54% of 3500 mg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 8.18% of 2800 mg [AI] [source] WHO 6.52% of 3510 mg [at least] [source]
Magnesium	14 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 4.38% of 320 mg [RDA] [source]ages 19–30: men 400, women 310 UK 5.19% of 270 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 4.67% of 300 mg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 4.38% of 320 mg [RDI] [source] WHO 6.36% of 220 mg [RNI] [source]
Calcium	9 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 0.9% of 1000 mg [RDA] [source]women 51–70: 1,200 UK 1.29% of 700 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 0.947% of 950 mg [PRI] [source]age 25 and over; 1000 mg for ages 18–24 Australia/NZ 0.9% of 1000 mg [RDI] [source] WHO 0.9% of 1000 mg [RNI] [source]
Ironnonheme iron	0.23 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 1.28% of 18 mg [RDA] [source]women 51+: 8 UK 1.55% of 14.8 mg [RNI] [source]UK women's 14.8 mg applies to ages 19–50 EU (EFSA) 1.44% of 16 mg (premenopausal); 2.09% of 11 mg (postmenopausal) [PRI] [source] Australia/NZ 1.28% of 18 mg [RDI] [source] WHO 0.391–1.17% of 19.6–58.8 mg, depends on diet [RNI] [source]depends on diet: WHO gives one figure for each level of iron absorption from the diet (15%, 12%, 10% and 5%)
Zinc	0.16 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 2% of 8 mg [RDA] [source] UK 2.29% of 7 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 2.13% of 7.5 mg [PRI] [source]lowest band (300 mg phytate/day) shown, because the plate's phytate figure is not usable yet Australia/NZ 2% of 8 mg [RDI] [source] WHO 1.63–5.33% of 3–9.8 mg, depends on diet [RNI] [source]depends on diet: WHO gives one figure for each level of zinc absorption from the diet (high, moderate and low)

Other nutrients with a daily amount

Nutrient	Per 100 g raw	Daily amounts, woman 31–50
Vitamin D	0 µg (assumed zero by USDA)	US/Canada (your choice) 0% of 15 µg [RDA] [source]every food is by USDA UK 0% of 10 µg [RNI] [source]every food is by USDA EU (EFSA) 0% of 15 µg [AI] [source]every food is by USDA Australia/NZ 0% of 5 µg [AI] [source]every food is by USDA WHO 0% of 5 µg [RNI] [source]every food is by USDA
Thiamin	0.039 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 3.55% of 1.1 mg [RDA] [source] UK 4.88% of 0.8 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) per MJ of energy intake (0.1 mg/MJ); there is no sourced energy default, so it needs an energy intake [source] Australia/NZ 3.55% of 1.1 mg [RDI] [source] WHO 3.55% of 1.1 mg [RNI] [source]
Riboflavin	0.037 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 3.36% of 1.1 mg [RDA] [source] UK 3.36% of 1.1 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 2.31% of 1.6 mg [PRI] [source] Australia/NZ 3.36% of 1.1 mg [RDI] [source] WHO 3.36% of 1.1 mg [RNI] [source]
Niacin	not computed	US/Canada (your choice) units differ, not computed: the reference is in niacin equivalents (NE); FDC niacin is preformed niacin only [source] UK units differ, not computed: the reference is in niacin equivalents (NE); FDC niacin is preformed niacin only [source] EU (EFSA) units differ, not computed: the reference is in niacin equivalents (NE); FDC niacin is preformed niacin only [source] Australia/NZ units differ, not computed: the reference is in niacin equivalents (NE); FDC niacin is preformed niacin only [source] WHO units differ, not computed: the reference is in niacin equivalents (NE); FDC niacin is preformed niacin only [source]
Vitamin B12	0 µg (assumed zero by USDA)	US/Canada (your choice) 0% of 2.4 µg [RDA] [source]every food is by USDA UK 0% of 1.5 µg [RNI] [source]every food is by USDA EU (EFSA) 0% of 4 µg [AI] [source]every food is by USDA Australia/NZ 0% of 2.4 µg [RDI] [source]every food is by USDA WHO 0% of 2.4 µg [RNI] [source]every food is by USDA
Selenium	0.3 µg	US/Canada (your choice) 0.545% of 55 µg [RDA] [source] UK 0.5% of 60 µg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 0.429% of 70 µg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 0.5% of 60 µg [RDI] [source] WHO 1.15% of 26 µg [RNI] [source]
Iodine	not computed	US/Canada (your choice) not reported: FDC has no figure for any food on the plate [source] UK not reported: FDC has no figure for any food on the plate [source] EU (EFSA) not reported: FDC has no figure for any food on the plate [source] Australia/NZ not reported: FDC has no figure for any food on the plate [source] WHO not reported: FDC has no figure for any food on the plate [source]
Copper	0.081 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 9% of 0.9 mg [RDA] [source]table gives 900 µg UK 6.75% of 1.2 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 6.23% of 1.3 mg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 6.75% of 1.2 mg [AI] [source] WHO no value setnot in FAO/WHO 2004 Annex 1 or 2
Manganese	0.232 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 12.9% of 1.8 mg [AI] [source] UK no value set [source] EU (EFSA) 7.73% of 3 mg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 4.64% of 5 mg [AI] [source] WHO no value setnot in FAO/WHO 2004 Annex 1 or 2
Phosphorus	24 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 3.43% of 700 mg [RDA] [source] UK 4.36% of 550 mg [RNI] [source] EU (EFSA) 4.36% of 550 mg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 2.4% of 1000 mg [RDI] [source] WHO no value setnot in FAO/WHO 2004 Annex 1 or 2
Sodium	2 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 0.133% of 1.5 g [AI] [source]table gives 1,500 mg; this is an adequate intake, not a limit UK the UK figure (2.4 g) is a maximum, not a need [source] EU (EFSA) 0.1% of 2 g [safe and adequate] [source] Australia/NZ 0.1% of 2 g [SDT] [source]NHMRC public consultation on sodium closed 30 Sep 2026; values may be revisedadequate intake (): 460–920 mg/day; shown for reference, no % WHO 0.1% of 2 g [limit] [source]
Choline	6.9 mg	US/Canada (your choice) 1.62% of 425 mg [AI] [source] UK no value set [source] EU (EFSA) 1.72% of 400 mg [AI] [source] Australia/NZ 1.62% of 425 mg [AI] [source] WHO no value setnot in FAO/WHO 2004 Annex 1 or 2

Absorption

No absorption figure has been sourced for this food yet, so label amounts are shown unadjusted.

What comes with it: what the carbohydrate becomes

Per 100 g as eaten, from UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson). CoFID gives starch and sugars as monosaccharide equivalents, so half of sucrose counts as glucose and half as fructose. This is a different measure from USDA's “carbohydrate, by difference” in the table above, and the two are never mixed.

eggplant

Most of the carbohydrate in raw eggplant is sugar. 100 g ends up as about 1.35 g of glucose and about 0.85 g of fructose.

Becomes glucosefree glucose + starch + half of sucrose	1.35 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Becomes fructosefree fructose + half of sucrose	0.85 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Starch	0.2 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Glucosefree glucose	1.1 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Fructosefree fructose	0.8 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Sucrosehalf glucose, half fructose once digested	0.1 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Maltoseother sugar, shown as it is	0 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Lactoseother sugar, shown as it is	0 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Galactoseother sugar, shown as it is	0 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Oligosaccharidesshown on its own, not split	not reported [UK CoFID 2021]
Total sugars	2 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Carbohydrate (CoFID, available)starch + sugars + oligosaccharides, as monosaccharide equivalents	2.2 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Fiber (AOAC)fiber, not counted as sugar	not reported [UK CoFID 2021]
Fiber (NSP)fiber, not counted as sugar	2 g [UK CoFID 2021]

UK CoFID 2021 13-161: Aubergine, raw [source]

eggplant (boiled)

Most of the carbohydrate in boiled eggplant is sugar. 100 g ends up as about 1.05 g of glucose and about 0.75 g of fructose.

Becomes glucosefree glucose + starch + half of sucrose	1.05 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Becomes fructosefree fructose + half of sucrose	0.75 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Starch	0.2 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Glucosefree glucose	0.7 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Fructosefree fructose	0.6 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Sucrosehalf glucose, half fructose once digested	0.3 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Maltoseother sugar, shown as it is	0 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Lactoseother sugar, shown as it is	0 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Galactoseother sugar, shown as it is	0 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Oligosaccharidesshown on its own, not split	not reported [UK CoFID 2021]
Total sugars	1.6 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Carbohydrate (CoFID, available)starch + sugars + oligosaccharides, as monosaccharide equivalents	1.8 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Fiber (AOAC)fiber, not counted as sugar	1.8 g [UK CoFID 2021]
Fiber (NSP)fiber, not counted as sugar	2 g [UK CoFID 2021]

UK CoFID 2021 13-651: Aubergine, flesh and skin, boiled in unsalted water [source]

What comes with it: compounds

Amounts for 100 g of each preparation. Thresholds are worked out for 70 kg body weight.

(solasonine + solamargine)

As the source gives it: 12.5–23 mg/100 g, DRY matter [source]
Dose: raw: 0.962–1.77 mg in 100 g (converted from dry weight using USDA water content (92.3 g per 100 g, FDC 169228))boiled: 0.962–1.77 mg in 100 g (raw value; the source gives no cooking figure; converted from dry weight using USDA water content (92.3 g per 100 g, FDC 169228))
Threshold: No established threshold [source]EFSA 2020: 'For tomato and aubergine GAs, the risk to human health could not be characterised due to the lack of occurrence data and the limited toxicity data.'
Effect: Risk not characterized by EFSA. Levels rise sharply in overripe fruit. Regulatory assessment

Nicotine (trace)

As the source gives it: 0.0002–0.01 mg/100 g, fresh [source]
Dose: raw: 0.0002–0.01 mg in 100 gboiled: 0.0002–0.01 mg in 100 g (raw value; the source gives no cooking figure)
Threshold: No established threshold
Effect: Trace. Even at the higher figure, you'd need 70–210 kg of aubergine a day to match one nicotine patch. Human observational study

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