Is a coconut a fruit or veg?!
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It is considered a fruit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
By botanical standards in which a fruit is defined as the seed bearing portion of a plant, a coconut is a fruit and furthermore it is a nut!.
In culinary terms, in which the key distinguishing characteristic is that fruits are sweet and vegetables generally are not, it would be classified as a fruit as well, because it does contain some sugar!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
In culinary terms, in which the key distinguishing characteristic is that fruits are sweet and vegetables generally are not, it would be classified as a fruit as well, because it does contain some sugar!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Technically, it is a nut!.
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I would guess that fruit might be acceptable, though I think that nut is closer to the truth!. As for a veg, no way!Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Coconut
I would guess that fruit might be acceptable, though I think that nut is closer to the truth!. As for a veg, no way!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fruit!.
The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The fruit of the coconut palm, consisting of a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
its a seed so that means its a fruit!. vegetables dont have seeds thats why tomatoes are fruit they are just considered vegetables because of their nutritional valueWww@FoodAQ@Com
I think its tropical fruithttp://coconutgirlwireless!.files!.wordpre!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is a fibrous drupe!. In other word, it is a seed, just a large one!. It's not a nut!. I don't want to get complicated!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
A coconut is a round brown FRUIT with white edible stuff on the inside!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
its a fruit! it has that fruity tropical flavor =DWww@FoodAQ@Com
i think its a fruit as it grows on trees not under groundWww@FoodAQ@Com
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