Is a tomato a fruit of a vegetable?

Question

ive allways said it was a fruit because it has seeds (and all fruits have seeds) but then i thought, a pepper has seeds and that is classed as a veg right?

just wondering

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Answer 1

the government pays larger taxes for veggies that is why the classified the tomato as a fruit

Answer 2

fruit

Answer 3

A tomato is considered a fruit because it has seeds in it.

Answer 4

Botanically speaking, anything that bears seeds is a fruit. The fruit forms from the reproductive part of the plant, i.e., the flower. The ovary of the flower becomes the fruit and inside the seeds form. So a tomato comes from the flower and inside are the seeds. Anything from a part of the plant that is not the flower is vegetative, i.e., does not reproduce. So leaves, stems and roots are vegetables. So lettuce, carrots and potatoes are vegetables.

Answer 5

technically a fruit, i say its a vegetable

Answer 6

no every thing thats a fruit has seeds are fruit so i guess peppers are a fruit think about it does corn have seeds no does carrots have seeds no do peas have seeds no i hope this helps

Answer 7

fruits have seeds - its a fruit!

Answer 8

i think its a vegtebale but its a fruit

Answer 9

its a fruit

The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because of the differences in usage between scientists and cooks. Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. True fruits are developed from the ovary in the base of the flower, and contain the seeds of the plant (though cultivated forms may be seedless). Blueberries, raspberries, and oranges are true fruits, and so are many kinds of nut. Some plants have a soft part which supports the seeds and is also called a 'fruit', though it is not developed from the ovary: the strawberry is an example. As far as cooking is concerned, some things which are strictly fruits may be called 'vegetables' because they are used in savoury rather than sweet cooking. The tomato, though technically a fruit, is often used as a vegetable, and a bean pod is also technically a fruit. The term 'vegetable' is more generally used of other edible parts of plants, such as cabbage leaves, celery stalks, and potato tubers, which are not strictly the fruit of the plant from which they come. Occasionally the term 'fruit' may be used to refer to a part of a plant which is not a fruit, but which is used in sweet cooking: rhubarb, for example. So a tomato is the fruit of the tomato plant, but can be used as a vegetable in cooking

Answer 10

Tomato is a fruit..

My mom always said though...if you sprinkle sugar on it, its a fruit, if you sprinkle salt on it its a veggie..lol

All depends on how you use it

Answer 11

easy question.A tomato is grown as a fruit. but eaten as a vegetable!

Answer 12

Botanically speaking, it is a fruit. Fruits do not have to be sweet. (lemons) And ALL fruits go through a period, while ripening, when there is very little sweetness to them.

Answer 13

hope this helps...Basically tomato is a vegetable fruit...But now a days, tomato is being called as "salad "..coz every salad has tomato..most of it...Tnx..cheers!

Answer 14

By definition both are fruits. Popular usage treats both as vegetables.

Answer 15

i have always heard that a tomato is a fruit.  

Answer 16

Tomatoes are fruit and so are bell peppers.

Answer 17

I think its a fruit..