is a tomato fruit or vegetable? pls help me because i really confused?

Question

need help pls

Answer 1

Botanically it's usually a fruit; in culinary terms, it's usually a vegetable (though I had a friend who ate raw tomatoes, so she treated it like a fruit); and legally it's a vegetable (Supreme Court Nix vs. Hedden).

The thing is, vegetable has no botanical meaning.

It's just a definition, don't worry about it. As Gershwin says, let's call the whole thing off.

Answer 2

You have every right to be confused if only because they should just teach this in school as a Tomato= A Fruit. I believe the reason that it is considered a fruit is because a vegetable is technically listed as a stem,root and leaves. It has something to do with how the seeds inside the Tomato form and birth themselves into a Tomato that makes it a fruit. It is confusing because we tend to make very little differences between a fruit or vegetable in the case of the Tomato. Sorry I can't clear it up any better for you. Guard Dog

Answer 3

To greatly over-simplify things, a fruit is a fleshy plant part which contains indigestible seeds. Fruits and animals co-evolved in a way that offers mutual benefits. The animals benefit from the great nutrition of the fruits, and the plants benefit by having their undigested seeds dispersed by the animals.

The confusion for many people is caused by the fact that humans have for thousands of years cultivated fruits to become sweeter and sweeter, to the point that we think of all fruits as being sweet.

That's not correct, and there are lots of "non-sweet fruits," including cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, zucchini, peppers, tomatillos and many more.

Answer 4

It is a Fruit, but a US Supreme Court ruling over a hundred years ago said it was a Vegetable. So that started the confusion.

Answer 5

Tomato,botanically,is a fruit.Actually all vegetables,or grains are fruits of a plant(scientifically)

Generally the fruits are eaten uncooked,while the vegetables are cooked,the grains may be processed before consuming.

Answer 6

Fruit!!

Answer 7

botanically it is afruit. (chemically red fruit)
(family solanacea same as potato, chilli etc )
any more information do u need ?
chek the entree called the apple a fruit .
any thing with seeds can not be fruit.

Answer 8

It is scientifically a fruit, but we eat it like a veggie

Answer 9

It is scientifically a fruit, and somehow sneaks back over to the veggies side of the food pyramid still...

Answer 10

It's officially a fruit.