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You’ll be surprised to learn that these foods are technically fruits
From string beans to snap peas, these podded beans are technically considered fruits. Since they all grow from a flower-based plant, they are categorized as a fruit.
Pea Pods
From string beans to snap peas, these podded beans are technically considered fruits. Since they all grow from a flower-based plant, they are categorized as a fruit.
Cucumber
Avocados
Not only is the avocado a fruit, it is actually a single-seeded berry. Fleshy fruits are broken down into two classes: drupes and berries. With their soft innards and produced from a single ovary, they fall into the fruit class of berry.
Eggplant
Who doesn’t love this delicious fruit? Yes that’s right, the eggplant isn’t a vegetable either! Just think about its fleshy texture and seeded insides and you’ll understand why the common kitchen “vegetable” is actually a fruit!
Squash
Whether you are a fan of summer squash or winter squash, this favored food’s soft insides and many seeds classifies it as a fruit. This even includes pumpkins, of course!
Peppers
There is nothing quite like cutting into a fresh pepper. That sharp, savory smell hits you and you’re ready to put this fruit into every dish you have. Though they lack a fleshy inside, their core is full of seeds, making them a definite member of the fruit class.
Olives
Grown from a flowery plant, these aromatic, flavorful garnishes are considered a single-seeded fruit, much like the peach is with its tough pit.
