Dec 7, 2024, 10:28 PM IST

6 vegetables that are actually fruits

Shweta Singh

While commonly used in savoury dishes, tomatoes are fruits because they develop from the ovary of a flower and contain seeds.

Tomatoes

Often thought of as a vegetable, cucumbers are fruits since they grow from flowers and enclose seeds inside their fleshy structure.

Cucumbers

These colourful "vegetables" are fruits by definition as they house seeds within and grow from the flowering parts of the plant.

Bell Peppers

A staple in soups and desserts, pumpkins are fruits due to their seed-bearing structure originating from flowers.

Pumpkins

Known for their rich flavour in savoury dishes, eggplants are technically fruits because they develop from flowers and contain seeds.

Eggplants

These versatile "vegetables" are fruits in the botanical sense, being the mature ovaries of their flowering plants.

Zucchinis