Why are watermelons and tomatoes vegetables, not fruits?

I think it's a fruit.

2602 2016-06-22 Gentleman

The history of classification of vegetables and fruits dates back to the post-independence United States. At that time, the United States was in the midst of systematization of various systems, and the establishment of a tariff system was also an important issue. The U.S. decided to apply different tariffs on vegetables and fruits, so it needed a standard for dividing vegetables and fruits. Finally, under the Customs Act, the fruits cooked and eaten were set as vegetables, and the fruits that reproduce without cooking were set as fruits. At that time, in the United States, tomatoes were classified as vegetables and began to be subject to tariffs because there was a culture of cooking and eating tomatoes without reproducing them. Since this method relied only on the cultural aspect, the need for a scientific classification method was raised at the same time.

The U.S. customs law also affected the academic classification studied later. Due to the large size of farms and the diversification of crops, horticulturalists tried to systematically manage the classification of edible plants, which led to the division of edible plants into grains, vegetables, and fruits. At this time, the data referred to by horticulturists is the U.S. Customs Law. In the perception of many Americans, tomatoes were vegetables and classified accordingly. Eventually, the fruit from the annual vegetation was decided as vegetables, and the fruit from the perennial wood was decided as fruits. In other words, vine fruits such as tomatoes, watermelons, melons, and strawberries are divided into vegetables, and tree fruits such as apples and pears are divided into fruits. This method has been recognized as a significant improvement compared to previous cultural methods, and this classification method is currently used in textbooks around the world.

However, there is a big problem that the classification method of horticulturalists does not match the intuition of ordinary people. Many people would not have easily accepted tomatoes and watermelons when they were told they were vegetables in their childhood. Even according to the above standards, bananas held in perennial herbs have a problem that they cannot be classified. Because of this, botanists once again establish a classification system. Botanists defined "fruits, including seeds, that are produced after flowers are opened" as fruits. According to this classification, many fruits that were previously determined as vegetables are classified as fruits.

Recently, there have been efforts to eliminate the distinction between fruits and vegetables by creating a new classification of fruit and vegetables. Some also suggested that sweet fruits be chosen as fruits because sugar is included.

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Gentleman 8 years ago 0

The U.S. customs law also affected the academic classification studied later. Due to the large size of farms and the diversification of crops, horticulturalists tried to systematically manage the classification of edible plants, which led to the division of edible plants into grains, vegetables, and fruits. At this time, the data referred to by horticulturists is the U.S. Customs Law. In the perception of many Americans, tomatoes were vegetables and classified accordingly. Eventually, the fruit from the annual vegetation was decided as vegetables, and the fruit from the perennial wood was decided as fruits. In other words, vine fruits such as tomatoes, watermelons, melons, and strawberries are divided into vegetables, and tree fruits such as apples and pears are divided into fruits. This method has been recognized as a significant improvement compared to previous cultural methods, and this classification method is currently used in textbooks around the world.

However, there is a big problem that the classification method of horticulturalists does not match the intuition of ordinary people. Many people would not have easily accepted tomatoes and watermelons when they were told they were vegetables in their childhood. Even according to the above standards, bananas held in perennial herbs have a problem that they cannot be classified. Because of this, botanists once again establish a classification system. Botanists defined "fruits, including seeds, that are produced after flowers are opened" as fruits. According to this classification, many fruits that were previously determined as vegetables are classified as fruits.

Recently, there have been efforts to eliminate the distinction between fruits and vegetables by creating a new classification of fruit and vegetables. Some also suggested that sweet fruits be chosen as fruits because sugar is included.

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According to the above article, according to the latest taxonomy, watermelons and tomatoes are fruits Haha

Gentleman 8 years ago 0

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