Differences Between Fruits and Vegetables
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Botanical Vegetables
Include: _ leaves (lettuce), _ stems (asparagus) _ roots (carrots) _ bulbs (garlic) _ seeds (peas and beans) _ flowers (broccoli) _ mushrooms = fungi
Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?
Botanically fruit Legal vegetable
Legal Definitions of Vegetables
Food products that are eaten as a meal
Legal Definition of Fruits
Food products that are eaten as dessert
Botanical Fruits
Ripened ovaries _ contain a lot of enzymatic process
Examples of Botanically Vegetable but Legally Fruits
_ pumpkin _ sweet potato _ squash
Examples of Botanically Fruits but Legally Vegetable
_ tomato _ cucumber _ avocado