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In some ways people have an understatement on what a fruit is. Most believe that the cucumber is a vegetable when in reality it is a fruit. In some opinions all fruits have seeds: strawberries, apples, squash, cucumbers, and even bananas.
Vegetables either are a seed or they just don't have a seed, like corn and string beans.
Fruits contain seeds, either within or without the body. Hence, cucumbers and other squashes contain their seeds inside the body while the seeds of the strawberry are contained on the outside of the skin. Peas and beans are also fruits, although the actual pea and bean inside the fruit (or pod) are technically regarded as seeds. Coconut is also a seed pod.
The fruiting body of a fungus, such as the mushroom or toadstool, is the part you are most famiar with, while the main part of the fungus (classed as a vegetable) is underground.
So if you are unsure whether or not a specific vegetable is a fruit or not, look for the seeds. The answer above is correct in that all fruits are also vuegatables, even though in a colloqial sense vegetables are eaten with the main course and fruits with pudding!
Nevertheless, cauliflower and broccoli are the flower heads of the vegetable and hence it can technically be correctly argued that they are fruits.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoA vegetable is any edible part of a plant, and can include roots, tubers, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits.
A fruit is the part of a seed-bearing plant that contains the seeds.
Foods like tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, and so forth, are vegetables that are also fruits.
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∙ 12y agoTrussti Das
No vegetables are fruits have botanical differences. However
many fruits such as pumpkins and cucumbers are often called
vegetables because they are often used as vegetables.
Audie Beatty
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∙ 11y agoTomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, peppers, egg plant, ocra, avocado and bread fruit
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∙ 14y agoNo vegetables are fruits have botanical differences. However many fruits such as pumpkins and cucumbers are often called vegetables because they are often used as vegetables.
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∙ 11y agoYes, an example is the tomato
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∙ 13y agoFruits and vegetables are different.
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Do fruits and vegetables have fat?
ARE YOU DUMB? vegetables and fruits don't have fat
What fruits or vegetables produce insulin?
Fiber containing fruits and vegetables
Are cucumbers fruits of vegetables?
They are fruits, but for culinary purposes are treated as vegetables
Do vegetables or fruits rot first?
fruits fruits; their high sugar content oxidizes faster than that of vegetables
Where are fruits and vegetables tined?
in a can ****************** Fruits and vegetables are put into cans in a food processing factory.
Are mashed potatoes fruits or vegetables?
Vegetables
Is carbon found in fruits and vegetables?
Yes it is present in fruits and vegetables. Mostly in form of carbohydrates.
Are cauliflowers fruits or vegetables?
Cauliflower are Vegetables. vegetables caulflower is a vegetable
Which fruits or vegetables contain vitamins?
All the colored foods and vegetables are rich in vitamins...just take whatever you see
What is the shelf life of fruits?
Depends fruits or vegetables?
What vegetables are fruits?
Cucumbers and tomatoes are also fruits.
Are tomatoes and bananas fruits or vegetables?
Both are fruits.
