What foods should not be eaten with eggplant?

Generally speaking, eggplant should not be consumed with foods such as crab, sweet potato, cuttlefish, river crab, or soybean. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Crab

Both eggplant and crab are considered cold-natured foods. Consuming them together may increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, potentially causing discomfort such as abdominal pain and diarrhea. Individuals with weak spleen and stomach functions due to coldness should especially avoid this combination.

2. Sweet Potato

Sweet potatoes have a high starch content, and consuming them with eggplant may irritate the gastrointestinal tract, possibly leading to conditions such as gastric ulcers. Patients with stomach diseases should avoid this combination even more.

3. Cuttlefish

Consuming eggplant together with cuttlefish may cause physical discomfort. Bioactive substances in eggplant might react with proteins and minerals in cuttlefish, producing substances that are difficult for the human body to digest and absorb, thus affecting health.

4. River Crab

River crab is a cold-natured food. When combined with the cool nature of eggplant, it may intensify coldness within the body, damaging the yang energy of the spleen and stomach, impairing their digestive functions, and resulting in reduced digestion, loss of appetite, and abdominal distension.

5. Soybean

Components in eggplant may combine with proteins in soybeans to form substances that are difficult to digest, thereby lowering nutritional value and possibly burdening the digestive system. Especially for individuals with impaired kidney function, this combination may trigger elevated blood potassium levels.

Eggplant is a cool and cold-natured vegetable. Those experiencing indigestion, frequent diarrhea, or symptoms of a weak spleen and stomach due to coldness, as well as pregnant women, should avoid excessive consumption.