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Fresh Aubergine Exporter : The flowers of aubergines are hermaphrodite. Generally, the number of their petals and sepals is 5; however this number may sometimes increase up to 7 or 8. Sepals don’t shed on the further stages. On the contrary they continue growing. These sepals cover the fruit like a hat. The number of anther is between 5 and 8. The rate of self-pollination changes between 50 and 80 %. The fruits of this plant are long, thin, pointed or blunt, cylindrical and round. While the length of the fruits varies between 20 and 30 cm, for some species this figure may raise up to 40-60 cm. the weight of the fruits is between 50 and 400 gr. For round species, this figure raises up to 500-1000 gr. The disk-shaped seeds of aubergines are thick in center and become thinner towards the edges. In average, the number of seeds of one aubergine varies between 500 and 5000. 1 g of seeds is equal to 150-350 of them. The germination process of aubergines changes between 10 and 15 days and takes place in the dark with a temperature between 25 and 30 oC.
Fresh Aubergine Exporter: Benefits: The importance of aubergines for human health is known to be considerable compared to other types of vegetables. Calorific value of 100 g aubergines is 24. 100 g of aubergine has protein of 1.1 g, oil of 2 g and carbohydrate of 5.5 g. In terms of vitamins, 100 grams of aubergines have 30 IU of vitamin A, 0.4 mg of vitamin B1, 0.5 mg of vitamin B2 and 5 mg of vitamin C.