• Question: are tomatos fruit or vegatables?

    Asked by shannonxx to Alastair, Emma, Hywel, Keith, Vicki on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Alastair Sloan

      Alastair Sloan answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      They are fruits.

    • Photo: Vicki Stevenson

      Vicki Stevenson answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Hi Shannon
      According to the US Supreme Court of May 10th 1893, the tomato is legally a vegetable, because it is used as a vegetable (in main courses rather than dessert). However, botanically it is a fruit and even the US Supreme Court can’t change that! Arkansaw have declared it as both the State Fruit and State Vegetable, so it looks like people are pretty confused on this point!

    • Photo: Keith Brain

      Keith Brain answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      A fruit, if my rather weak botany has not failed me – the key is the presence of the seeds, which means its a fruit.

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