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Old 02-20-2025, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Ralphy View Post
Tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable because they have seeds.
Therefore, shouldn’t Ketchup be called a Smoothie and not a Condiment?
In the United States, Ketchup is a vegetable, per the Supreme Court:

Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893) the Supreme Court opined that:

"under U.S. customs regulations, the tomato should be classified as a vegetable rather than a fruit. The Court’s unanimous opinion held that the Tariff Act of 1883 used the ordinary meaning of the words “fruit” and “vegetable,” instead of the technical botanical meaning."