The skin contains a potent antioxidant
called nasunin which helps protect cells membranes from damage
It also contains an antioxidant known
as nasunin in the purple pigment of its skin.
Findings in Cambridge University proved that eggplants are rich
in nasunin, an anthocyanin and a powerful antioxidant that safeguards the lipids making up the membranes in your brain cells.
Researchers have reported that
nasunin helps reduce free radicals and may protect brain health (67).
[6] Nasunin has been found to protect the lipids in cell membranes of the brain in animal studies.
Nasunin also protects brain cell membranes from free radicals.
Instead, though, eggplant provides us
with nasunin, a potent antioxidant compound that protects cell membranes from damage.
- Contains a phytonutrient
called nasunin, a very powerful antioxidant which fights cancer cells.
It is a good source of manganese, vitamin B6, niacin, potassium, folate and vitamin K. Eggplant also contains phytonutrients such
as nasunin and chlorogenic acid.
So unique is Eggplant that it contains a rare antioxidant known as
Nasunin.
Found under the peel of Eggplant's intensily purple skin,
Nasunin has been shown to protect brain cells from free radical damage.
A powerful antioxidant called
nasunin is present in the skin of an eggplant.
Nasunin has the ability to fight free radical damage in the body (that's what antioxidants do), but it also helps fight inflammation and is an iron «chelator» meaning it helps iron become more absorbable in the body.
But what makes eggplant unique is a specific type of antioxidant it contains called
nasunin.
These positive effects were likely due not only to
nasunin but to other phytochemicals in eggplant known as terpenes.
The anthocyanin phytonutrient called
nasunin is found in the skin of eggplant.
Not only is
nasunin a powerful free radical scavenger, it also helps eliminate excess iron out of the body.
Research suggests that
nasunin, an anthocyanin in eggplant, is a potent free radical scavenger and offers protection against lipid peroxidation, which has been implicated in atherosclerosis as well as other diseases.
Nasunin, the main antioxidant found in eggplant skin, works with other anthocyanins to give the eggplant fruit its purple color.
Nasunin, responsible for the dark purple color of the eggplant skin, is a powerful antioxidant with antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties.
Nasunin is a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger that has been shown to protect cell membranes from damage.
These positive effects were likely due not only to
nasunin but also to several other terpene phytonutrients in eggplant.
Phytonutrients contained in eggplant include phenolic compounds, such caffeic and chlorogenic acid, and flavonoids, such as
nasunin.
In animal studies,
nasunin has been found to protect the lipids (fats) in brain cell membranes.
Research on eggplant has focused on an anthocyanin phytonutrient found in eggplant skin called
nasunin.
[37] Eggplant contains a derivative of the anthocyanidin delphinidin called
nasunin, which interferes with the dangerous hydroxyl radical - generating system — a major source of oxidants in the body.
Eggplant contains the phytonutrients
nasunin and chlorogenic acid.