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FOOD ART & FOOD POSTERS - FRUIT IDENTIFICATION POSTERS
Is it a fruit or a vegetable? There are 2 ways of considering fruits and vegetables.
1) Scientifically, the way botanists classify them. In the science of botany, fruits are defined as the organ derived from the ovary and surrounding the seeds. Green beans, eggplants, cucumbers, tomatoes, corn kernels, and avocados are all botanically classified as fruits, but we call them vegetables.
2) Common usage. Common usage is just that. If something is commonly used as a fruit, it is called a fruit. If it is commonly used as a vegetable, it is called a vegetable. What we commonly call fruits, usually have a sugar content of 10% or more. (There are exceptions - lemons only have 1% sugar content). Edible plant parts that are not part of the edible layer that surrounds the seeds, such as roots, stems, and leaves are all commonly called vegetables.
Avocados are commonly used as vegetables. Botanically they are fruits.
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