Eggplant fruit or aubergine (Solanum melongena), is consumed
worldwide as an ingredient in a variety of foods and is used as an appetizer
or main dish. Eggplant dip, known as mutabbal in Jordan, is one of
the most popular appetizer dishes in the world (Panagou et al., 2013).
It is prepared by grilling whole eggplant fruits that are then peeled
and the resulting flesh is cut and blended (80–88%) with sesame paste
(tahini) (10–18%), lemon juice or citric acid (0.4–0.8%) and salt (0.8–
1.6%) (Omar et al., 2012). However, the recipe in some countries may
include the addition of mayonnaise and garlic to boiled eggplant purée
with salt and acetic acid