Are jalepenos fruit or vegetable?

Question

Are jalepenos fruit or vegetable?

Answer 1

i think they are fruits because my teacher once told me that all fruits have seed and jalapellos have seeds.

Answer 2

veg

Answer 3

They're a pepper. Peppers are vegetables.

Answer 4

FRUIT.

Anything that has (carries/holds) a seed or seeds is a fruit.

Answer 5

They are fruits.  They bear there seeds on the inside.  Like apples, grapes, tomatos, pumkins, and bannanas.   Do not listen to the other idiots.  Just because it is spicy does not mean it is a vegetable.

Answer 6

vegs

Answer 7

The Jalapeno is a type of Pepper which is considered a Capsicum.

Capsicum is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae).

Scientifically, capsiucum plants make fruit. In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant.

The term Vegetable is a highly contested term and is only used in cooking and culinary. You should never hear a scientist say "vegetable".

So, to answer your question, a Jalapeno is a fruit scientifically and a vegetable to the rest of the world.

Check out the link below if you want to learn more.

Hope this helps!

Answer 8

rettocs548 copied his answer from here

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Answer 9

Technically with any fruit or vegetable, its a plant. (obviously) Fruits come from flowers, they are the ovaries of the flower therefore they contain seeds. Vegetables are usually roots or another part of the plant. Bottom Line: all fruits have seeds, vegetables don't.

Answer 10

I believe it'sa fruit. A tomato is classified as a fruit because it has seeds inside of it which is a qualification for fruit. jalepenos have seeds so I assume it'sa  fruit.

Answer 11

Botanically, they are a fruit.

Answer 12

hmm. veggie cuz thy are spicy?

Answer 13

Jalapeno is definitely a fruit by definition:  Vegetables are leaves, stems, roots and flowers of plants.  Fruits are edible parts of plants that develop from flowers.  However, I doubt you would include eggplant, jalapenos and tomatoes in a fruit salad; so go ahead and call it a vegetable if you want.

Answer 14

Jalapeno peppers are vegetables.

Answer 15

Fruit. Fruits are defined as seed pods. And peppers obviously are just that.

This is botany 101.

Answer 16

JalepenOs are peppers

Answer 17

vegetable