Are pickles considered a vegetable?

Answer 1

They are canned cucumbers--- so yes... However, they come from the flower of the plant and bear seeds which means it's a fruit, scientifically.

Edit:
I wouldn't place it in another food group-- by pickling the cucumbers, you are adding more sodium (salt) and more carbs to it (a few of them are sugar), but overall-- they are pretty good for you and if that's the only way to get your recommended 6+ servings of fruit and veggies a day-- have at it!!

Here's a website to help you w/ nutritional information
http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/11937.html

Answer 2

If you are counting it as a diatary intake for vegetables then NO, a pickle is not a vegetable. Just like ketchup is NOT a vegetable.

According to Wikipedia a cucumber, which many pickles are made from, is a fruit.

"Many foods are botanically fruit but are treated as vegetables in cooking. These include cucurbits (e.g., squash, pumpkin, and cucumber), tomato, eggplant (aubergine), and sweet pepper, spices, such as allspice and chillies."

"Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of herbaceous plants eaten as food by humans, whole or in part, are generally considered vegetables. Mushrooms, though belonging to the biological kingdom fungi, are also commonly considered vegetables. Though the exceptions are many, in general, vegetables are thought of as being savory, and not sweet. Nuts, grains, herbs, and spices are normally not considered vegetables.

The vegetable is also used as a literary term for any plant: vegetable matter, vegetable kingdom.[1] It comes from Latin vegetabilis (animated) and from vegetare (enliven), which is derived from vegetus (active), in reference to the process of a plant growing. This in turn derives from the Proto-Indo-European base *weg- or *wog-, which is also the source of the English wake, meaning "not sleep". The word vegetable was first recorded in print in English in the 14th century. The meaning of "plant grown for food" was not established until the 18th century."

Answer 3

They are made from cucumbers, so yes--in a way. The thing that is unhealthy about most pickles is that they have a lot of preservatives, a lot of salt, and virtually no nutritional value.

Answer 4

pickles = cucumbers

i've heard some debate whether cucumbers are vegetables or fruits.

Answer 5

>The last I knew pickles are made from cucumbers...definitely a vegetable.<

Answer 6

Pickles are cucumbers that have been cured in brine, so technically they are vegetables

Answer 7

Sure, just because they pickled some cucumbers doesn't men they lost their veggi status. Like pickled beets, and sourkrout. They were all veggie's and still are.

Answer 8

yes. But pickling is a word to decribe the process of soaking food in brine w/ salt.

Answer 9

uh oh, I am watching the food network right now,and they are talking about PICKLES... they call them a FRUIT! shock me!

I think they are used more as a condiment, unless you plan on eating 1/2 cup of them. lol pucker up!
there isn't much in the way of calories, but the sodium can be high.

Answer 10

i think not i think that cucumbers are but after they are pickles i think they go to the fats and oils or another one of the food pyramid doohikies but i say no.