There is a common debate on whether a tomato is a vegetable or a fruit. Scientifically, tomatoes are considered a fruit. The dis
tinction of fruit is that the seeds are on the inside of the pulp. Therefore, tomatoes are technically a fruit; however, nutritionists have categorized it as a vegetable due to its nutritional benefits, which include being a good source of vitamin C and lycopene. Furthermore, tomatoes are used fresh in salads, cooked, canned, and pureed. Which detail best supports the main idea that tomatoes are a fruit?
A.
Nutritionists have categorized it as a vegetable.
B.
Seeds are on the inside of the pulp.
C.
used fresh in salads, cooked, canned, and pureed
D.
include being a good source of vitamin C and lycopene
Your answer is exactly in the reading. It's true that fruits usually grow seeds on the inside of their skin, unless it's a strawberry. Some vegetables have vitamin C so that rules out D. Vegetable are also used in salads, even though fruits are too, so C is gone. Obviously, you're trying to figure out Why is categorized as a fruit so automatically A is out. You're left B, therefore that is correct. Stay safe!
