6 Foods You Thought Were Vegetables but Are Actually Fruits

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With their juicy, fleshy interior, tomatoes are a common ingredient in salads and a huge array of savory dishes.

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Tomatoes

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You’d never see a cucumber adorning a fruit bowl, but as they develop from flowers and contain seeds, they fall into the fruit category.

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Cucumbers

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Bell peppers may look like a classic vegetable, but they are a fruity imposter!

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Bell Peppers

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Botanically they are classed as a fruit thanks to their seed-packed interior.

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Zucchini

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You’d have to look pretty hard to spot the seeds in an eggplant, but they are in there somewhere!

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Eggplants

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We all associate pumpkins with fall, Halloween, and pies, but guess what? They’re fruits, not vegetables!

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Pumpkins