Fruit & Vegetables

What is a fruit and a vegetable?

Although they are staples of our diet, the distinction between a fruit and a vegetable often depends on the point of view adopted: that of the botanist or that of the cook.

• Fruit: Scientifically, this is the edible organ of flowering plants. It develops from the flower and contains the plant’s seeds (or pips/stones).

To better classify this diversity, four main categories are generally distinguished:

• Citrus fruits: Lemon, orange, grapefruit, clementine…
• Berries and small fruits: Strawberry, grape, raspberry, redcurrant…
• Pome fruits: Apple, pear, quince…
• Stone fruits: Apricot, peach, cherry, plum…

Vegetable: This is a purely culinary term. It refers to parts of vegetable plants generally eaten in savoury dishes (stems, roots, leaves, or even certain botanical fruits such as tomato or aubergine).

• Root vegetables and tubers
• Bulb vegetables
• Fruiting vegetables
• Brassica vegetables
• Leafy vegetables
• Fresh legumes
• Stem vegetables
• Mushrooms

This particularly vast and dynamic sector now relies on numerous official quality signs and rigorous certification processes to guarantee product safety.

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