Category/Vegetables/Aubergine
The category Aubergines is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae grown for its often purple edible fruit. Although eggplant is the common name in many countries, in British English, it is called aubergine.
Super-categories
The super (parent) categories of Aubergines are:
- Vegetables;
- etc.
Sub-categories
These subcategories are orthogonal: a product can be assigned one or more of the subcategories.
By presentation
- Fresh aubergines for Aubergines raw;
- Frozen aubergines for Aubergines found in the frozen aisles. These are often grilled;
By treatment
Related categories
The ingredient Aubergine or Eggplant occurs in some 914 categories. Several of these categories highlight Aubergine or Eggplant:
Ingredients
Fresh Aubergines
- Required ingredients
- Optional ingredients
- none
- Disallowed ingredients
- everything else
Frozen Aubergines
- Minimally required ingredients
- Optional ingredients
- Disallowed ingredients
- everything else
Production process/labels
not yet looked at
Nutritional information
Fresh aubergines
Data incorrect
| lower | min | 25% | med | 75% | max | upper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ/100g) | 56.7 | 79.8 | 88.2 | 96.6 | 109.2 | 117.6 | 140.7 |
| Fat (%) | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.2 | 0.36 | 0.6 | 0.79 |
| Saturated fat (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 0.25 |
| Carbohydrates (%) | 0.53 | 0.95 | 2.45 | 3.5 | 3.73 | 3.96 | 3.85 |
| Sugars (%) | 0 | 0.1 | 0.53 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| Fiber (%) | 0.75 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.09 | 2.75 |
| Proteins (%) | 1.3 | 2.16 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Salt (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.025 |
| Fruit (%) | 100 |
Frozen aubergines
Data incorrect
| lower | min | 10% | 25% | med | 75% | 90% | max | upper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ/100g) | 56 | 79.8 | 88 | 98 | 117.8 | 126 | 130 | 130.2 | 168 |
| Fat (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.68 |
| Saturated fat (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.25 |
| Carbohydrates (%) | 0.35 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.6 | 3.65 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.35 |
| Sugars (%) | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.32 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.53 | 4.3 |
| Fiber (%) | 0 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Proteins (%) | 1.45 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2,2 | 2.53 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.45 |
| Salt (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.02 |
| Fruit (%) | 100 |
Comparing categories
Not enough to compare.
Quality Monitoring
Generic errors
Categorisation errors
- Single ingredient check:
- Fresh eggplant should only contain the ingredient Eggplant;
- Opposites:
- Frozen eggplant and Fresh eggplant should not be assigned simultaneously;
Nutritional errors
To be defined
Sales format
Aubergines are sold by:
- package - for frozen Aubergines, for pots/tins or pre-packed in the vegetables aisles;
- weight - in the bulk vegetable aisles;
Issues
The Aubergine taxonomy contained the Prepared Aubergines. Before any further work the taxonomy needs to be updates (status 3 oct 2024);