Food: Botanically a tomato is a fruit (and even a berry), but…

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Did you know? Botanically a tomato is a fruit (and even a berry), but legally a vegetable — decided by the US Supreme Court in 1893. The case Nix v. Hedden was about import duties: vegetables were taxed, fruits were not. The judge chose "common usage": tomato = vegetable.

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Botanically a tomato is a fruit (and even a berry), but legally a vegetable — decided by the US Supreme Court in 1893. The case Nix v. Hedden was about import duties: vegetables were taxed, fruits were not. The judge chose "common usage": tomato = vegetable.

Botanisch is een tomaat een vrucht (en zelfs een bes), maar wettelijk een groente — bepaald door het Amerikaanse Hooggerechtshof in 1893. De zaak Nix v. Hedden ging over import-belasting: groenten werden belast, vruchten niet. De rechter koos voor "alledaags taalgebruik": tomaat = groente.

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