Botanically speaking, strawberries aren’t berries, and cucumbers are.
Learn why and some other fun fruit facts.
Plus, get some very good berry recipes.
I mean, I couldn’t have been theonlyone to fall to the assumption here.
But cucumbers, blueberries and kiwiare.
Needless to say, my mind is blown.
And berries as we know them, like strawberries,raspberriesand blackberries, have more than one ovary.
As a result, botanists consider fruits like strawberries a pseudocarp or false fruit.
“Botanically, strawberries are actually a fruit.
She explains, “Berries actually come from one flower with one ovary.”
So, technically, fruits like strawberries and raspberries aren’t really berries at all.
(Yet, blueberries actually are, because they have one ovary!)
Because they’re aggregate fruits, they’re classified as such due to their several ovaries.
Cucumbers are another key in of berry, even though they seem more like a veggie!
“Cucumbers are ‘pepos.’
And they are berries, as they have one single ovary.
The outer rind helps protect the ovary, which holds all the seeds within.”
Many gourds are pepos.
Stone fruits are not berries, though.
So, when we call those stone fruits, that’s what they are.
Let’s simplify some things over here in fruit world!
The Bottom Line
Regardless of classifications, berries and so-called berries are delicious.
Try them in quick and healthy dishes like ourBlueberry-Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake.
They’re also calledsuperfoodsfor a reason!
