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did you mean to say:are peppers and chilli peppers fruit or veg?
if it is,then fruit,because:
1.it has seeds
2.it forms from the swollen ovary surrounding the seeds
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Is a chili fruit or a vegetable?
A chili is a fruit.The scientific definition of a fruit is any structure that develops from the fertilized ovary of a flower and contains seeds of a plant.It is legally a vegetable in the US, but botanically, it is a fruit.Chili peppers are botanically fruits, but are generally considered in culinary contexts to be vegetables.The Grocery industry keep on profiling this fruit as a vegetable. This leads to much confusion regarding the terms Vegetable and Fruit.A vegetable is however a part of a plant which does not contain seeds.Chili Peppers are fruits since thy most certainly have got seeds in them.
Is green Chile a fruit or vegetable?
Geen chilli is basically a fruit and it is also used as a vegetable.
Are red green and yellow peppers fruits or vegetable?
Chilli peppers, from the genus Capsicum, are members of the Nightshade family Solanaceae
What food group do chilli belong to?
Chili peppers belong in the vegetable food group.
Are sweet peppers a vegetable?
Sweet peppers are regarded as a vegetable by cooks, and as a fruit by botanists.
Are banana peppers a fruit or vegetable?
Banana peppers are a vegetable because it is the shape of the pepper that prompted the name banana.
Is a scotch bonnet pepper a fruit or a vegetable?
I would say vegetable as they mostly look like peppers, and peppers are vegetables :D!
Is red pepper a fruit?
Yes, red peppers are a fruit. Actually, all bell peppers are a fruit. Many people think that they are a vegetable.
Is chilli a food iteam?
Yes, Chilli is a salad vegetable used to give flavour and heat to food, it is also the name of a well known meat dish made from minced beef, tomatoes, beans and chilli peppers.
Is ghost chili a fruit or vegetable?
Any chilli is a fruit. The scientific definition of a fruit is any plant that develops from the fertilized ovary of a flower and contains seeds of a plant. So a Ghost Chilli is a fruit.
7 letter fruit or vegetable beginning with p?
pea pods peppers
Are chilli peppers an red peppers the same?
YES
