Is pumpkin considered a fruit or a vegetable?!
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Although a pumpkin is traditionally used as a fruit (Pies, etc) most people consider it to be a vegetable!. I grow them in my Vegetable Garden!.!.!. not my Fruit Orchard!. ;)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Although a pumpkin is traditionally used as a fruit (Pies, etc) most people consider it to be a vegetable!. I grow them in my Vegetable Garden!.!.!. not my Fruit Orchard!. ;)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Modern society commonly refers to all these fruits as vegetables:
Pumpkin
Squash
Tomato
Cucumbers
Green beans
Capsicum peppers
Bell peppers
The definition of vegetable:
“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…Since ‘vegetable’ is not a botanical term, there is no contradiction in referring to a plant part as a fruit while also being considered a vegetable!. Given this general rule of thumb, vegetables can include leaves (lettuce), stems (asparagus), roots (carrots), flowers (broccoli), bulbs (garlic), seeds (peas and beans) and of course the botanical fruits like cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and capsicums!.
Here is the definition of fruit:
“The term fruit has different meanings depending on context!. In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant!. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and surrounding tissues!. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds!. In cuisine, when discussing fruit as food, the term usually refers to just those plant fruits that are sweet and fleshy, examples of which include plum, apple and orange!. However, a great many common vegetables, as well as nuts and grains, are the fruit of the plant species they come from!. No one terminology really fits the enormous variety that is found among plant fruits!. Botanical terminology for fruits is inexact and will remain so!.
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Pumpkin
Squash
Tomato
Cucumbers
Green beans
Capsicum peppers
Bell peppers
The definition of vegetable:
“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…Since ‘vegetable’ is not a botanical term, there is no contradiction in referring to a plant part as a fruit while also being considered a vegetable!. Given this general rule of thumb, vegetables can include leaves (lettuce), stems (asparagus), roots (carrots), flowers (broccoli), bulbs (garlic), seeds (peas and beans) and of course the botanical fruits like cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and capsicums!.
Here is the definition of fruit:
“The term fruit has different meanings depending on context!. In botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary—together with seeds—of a flowering plant!. In many species, the fruit incorporates the ripened ovary and surrounding tissues!. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds!. In cuisine, when discussing fruit as food, the term usually refers to just those plant fruits that are sweet and fleshy, examples of which include plum, apple and orange!. However, a great many common vegetables, as well as nuts and grains, are the fruit of the plant species they come from!. No one terminology really fits the enormous variety that is found among plant fruits!. Botanical terminology for fruits is inexact and will remain so!.
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From a nutritional point, the MyPyramid says just 5 servings of fruits and vegetables!. It doesn't say 5 servings of fruits or 5 servings of vegetables!.
For a nutritional point consider the amount of carbohydrates and fiber in each of the fruit or veggies you are eating!. This alone is the key to good health!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
For a nutritional point consider the amount of carbohydrates and fiber in each of the fruit or veggies you are eating!. This alone is the key to good health!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pumpkin is the fruit of the species Cucurbita pepo (meaning squash, gourd and pumpkin)
The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which is Greek for “large melonWww@FoodAQ@Com
The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which is Greek for “large melonWww@FoodAQ@Com
vegetable
A pumpkin is really a squash
It is! It's a member of the Cucurbita family which includes squash and cucumbers
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fruit - seeds
vegetable - no seeds!.
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vegetable - no seeds!.
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Since it grows on a vine, it's considered to be a fruit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it is still a silly question
It is a fruit
IT HAS SEEDS
it is "used" as vegetable
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It is a fruit
IT HAS SEEDS
it is "used" as vegetable
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It has the seeds so it is a fruit!.
But then again, tomato and bell pepper have seeds but they are not considered fruit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
But then again, tomato and bell pepper have seeds but they are not considered fruit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com