Is a carrot considered a fruit or vegetable?

Answer 1

A carrot is a taproot, which grows underground and therefore it is usually considered a vegetable. According to most definitions, a vegetable is usually any edible plant part other than a sweet fruit or seed. The definitions are very confusing both in botanics and the culinary world!

Answer 2

A carrot is a root vegetable,even though the signs point away from it.

Answer 3

No. Strictly speaking carrots are vegetables (plural).

Answer 4

A carrot is a vegetable. Fruits contain seeds, with the exception of the Banana.

Answer 5

it is both. in science topics it is considered a fruit and in reality, it is a a vegetable

Answer 6

They are normally classified as a vegetable. They tend to be sweet, like other root vegetables.

Answer 7

Carrot is a root.