Everything you thought you knew about produce is about to be turned on its head.
Here’s how to differentiate fruits from vegetables (the list may surprise you).
The difference between fruits and vegetables seems obviousfor example, we all know thatapplesare fruits andcucumbersare vegetables.
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But are they really?
The most controversial example of misclassified produce is thetomatois it a fruit or a vegetable?
Since acourt ruling in 1893, tomatoes are considered vegetables in the United States.
But, scientifically, tomatoes are actually fruits.
Here are a few more facts about fruits and vegetables that might make you rethink a few things.
Fruits come from the flower of the plant that they grow on.
If the produce develops in parts of the plants other than the flower, it’s considered a vegetable.
Vegetables consist of roots, stems, and leaves.
They also have seeds (or a pit).
Fruit can be used in savory dishes, like asummery dinner salad.
