What is the food group to a tomato (eg. Tuber, citrus)?!


Question: What is the food group to a tomato (eg. Tuber, citrus)? Please I need help on this For a school assignment, I've tried google, and all...


Answers: What is the food group to a tomato (eg. Tuber, citrus)? Please I need help on this For a school assignment, I've tried google, and all...

A tomato is the fruit of the tomato plant, a vine which in its wild state is a resilient perennial with an indefinite life span that can grow as tall as a telephone pole or as wide as a row of Cadillacs. It is a member of the nightshade or Solanaceae family, a cousin of the eggplant, pepper, potato, ground cherry, tomatillo, and the highly toxic belladonna, also known as deadly nightshade. All tomatoes belong to the genus Lycopersicon, which means "wolf peach".

Tomato is a fruit. I was always told it's a northern citrus fruit. If you want a complete answer call your nearest university and get in touch with a grad student in agriculture or botany or nutrition. But I know it's a fruit anyway.

Tomato is a fruit.

A Tomato is considered to be a fruit i have to agree.I myself always though that it should be a vegetable but learned that it is a Fruit.Just go with that.I think it is because it is a plant that has an acid type growth.

The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins tobacco, chili peppers, potato, and eggplant. (Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato)

Vegetables and fruits were split into three individual groups—leafy green and yellow vegetables; citrus, tomato and cabbage; and other vegetables and fruits. (http://www.ific.org/foodinsight/1999/jf/...





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