A joke about whether tomatoes are fruits or vegetables.

Tomatoes belong to vegetables of course.

1895, British businessmen shipped a batch of tomatoes from the West Indies. According to the laws of the United States at that time, imported fruits were exempt from import duties, while imported vegetables were subject to a tariff of 10%. Customs officials in new york Port identified tomatoes as vegetables. The reason is that it will enter the kitchen, be cooked and become delicious on people's tables. Businessmen think it belongs to fruit, and tomatoes are rich in juice, which ordinary vegetables do not have; Can be eaten raw, different from ordinary vegetables, its shape and color should also belong to the category of fruits. The two sides argued over this, and finally they had to take him as a defendant and send him to the US High Court for trial. After trial, the court unanimously ruled: "Like cucumbers, soybeans and peas, tomatoes are also a creeping fruit. In people's usual discussion, it is always regarded as a meal like potatoes and carrots grown in the garden; Whether it is raw food or cooked food, it is always different from the fruit eaten after meals. " Since then, tomatoes have been recognized as vegetables by law and become the first delicious food on people's tables.

In addition, there are essential differences between vegetables and fruits. In botany, vegetables refer to different parts of plants; Fruit refers to plant organs with seeds in plants. Vegetables are rich in cellulose, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and magnesium, which are the main sources of nutrition for human life and growth. Although most fruits contain vitamins, they are mostly composed of monosaccharides and disaccharides such as glucose, fructose and sucrose.