Baked eggplant caviar with sun-dried tomatoes

A classic dish of baked eggplant. Ideal as a bruschetta topper.

Weight: 250 g.

Shelf life: 2 years.

Why is caviar made from vegetables useful?

• Vitamin A is responsible for normal development, reproductive function, skin and eye health, and the maintenance of immunity.
• B - carotene is provitamin A and has antioxidant properties. 6 mcg of beta - carotene is equivalent to 1 mcg of vitamin A.
• Vitamin E has antioxidant properties, is necessary for the functioning of the gonads, heart muscle, and is a universal stabilizer of cell membranes. With a deficiency of vitamin E, hemolysis of erythrocytes and neurological disorders are observed.
• Vitamin K regulates blood clotting. Lack of vitamin K leads to an increase in blood clotting time, a lowered content of prothrombin in the blood.
• Potassium is the main intracellular ion that takes part in the regulation of water, acid and electrolyte balance, participates in the processes of nerve impulses, pressure regulation.
• Silicon is a structural component of glycosaminoglycans and stimulates collagen synthesis.
• Chlorine is essential for the formation and secretion of hydrochloric acid in the body.
• Cobalt is part of vitamin B12. Activates enzymes of fatty acid metabolism and folic acid metabolism.
• Manganese is involved in the formation of bone and connective tissue, is part of the enzymes involved in the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, catecholamines; essential for the synthesis of cholesterol and nucleotides. Insufficient consumption is accompanied by a slowdown in growth, disorders in the reproductive system, increased fragility of bone tissue, disorders of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
• Copper is a part of enzymes with redox activity and involved in iron metabolism, stimulates the absorption of proteins and carbohydrates. Participates in the processes of providing the tissues of the human body with oxygen. The deficiency is manifested by disorders in the formation of the cardiovascular system and skeleton, the development of connective tissue dysplasia.
• Molybdenum is a cofactor of many enzymes that provide the metabolism of sulfur - containing amino acids, purines and pyrimidines.
• Chromium is involved in the regulation of blood glucose levels, enhancing the action of insulin. Deficiency leads to decreased glucose tolerance.