DEMYSTIFIED: Are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable

The ageold question actually has an answerit s both Tomatoes are fruits that are considered vegetables by nutritionists. Botanically, a fruit is a ripened flower ovary and contains seeds. Tomatoes, plums, zucchinis, and melons are all edible fruits, but things like maple helicopters and floating dandelion puffs are fruits too. For some reason, people got hung up on tomatoes, but the fruit or vegetable question could also work for any vegetable with seeds. Read more: Explore mo