Eggplant / Aubergine / Terong Ungu

Have you seen Ratatouille the movie ? Monsieur Ego the food critics character in this movie found this dishes are delicious, French Ratatouille. This dish contains stewed eggplants. Many people around the world use this plant in their vegetables.

Indonesia is one of top 5 countries that produces eggplants. What surprises me is according to wikipedia : “The fruit is botanically classified as a berry, and contains numerous small, soft seeds, which are edible, but are bitter because they contain (an insignificant amount of) nicotinoid alkaloids, unsurprising as it is a close relative of tobacco.” Does it means that eggplant is healthy nicotine to be consumed ?