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Is vanilla a fruit

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 11/14/2022

Yes, vanilla is a legume fruit.

Vanilla pods are derived from Orchids, this makes them botanically fruits. (Orchids are not legumes but the terms pod and bean are used for both legumes and vanilla thus causing confusion).

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Are vanilla beans a fruit or a vegetable?

a fruit

Are vanilla beans a vegetable or a fruit?

a fruit

Is a vanilla bean a fruit?

Yes, anything that is part of a fruiting body (it is a seed pod) is considered a fruit. It is a legume fruit. Vanilla pods are the ovary of an Orchid, this makes them botanically fruits. (Orchids are not legumes but the terms pod and bean are used for both legumes and vanilla thus causing confusion.) In cooking vanilla is a spice. The definition of the term "fruit" is somewhat different in cooking and botany.

Fruit or veg begin with v?

vanilla

What is a dish of fruit steeped in syrup with vanilla and spices called?

Fruit compote

What is the use for vanilla orchid fruit?

Used to flavour Ice cream and other things such as Cakes. Found in Aztec times.

Can you name a fruit beginning with v?

A fruit beginning with a v is vanilla

What fruit comes from a vannila plant?

Vanilla planifola, Vanilla tahensis, and Vanilla pompona are the three major variants of the Vanilla orchid and are grown around the world in Madagascar, Reunion, etc (Bourbon Islands), Tahiti & other South Pacific Islands, ans Central/South America, respectively.

Is vanilla a fruit or vegetable?

Yes. Vanilla is derived from the beans contained in the seed pods of orchids (making it the only fruit bearing member of the orchid family) of the genus Vanilla which was originally native to Mexico. Vanilla planifola, Vanilla tahensis, and Vanilla pompona are the three major variants and are grown around the world in Madagascar, Reunion, etc (Bourbon Islands), Tahiti & other South Pacific Islands, ans Central/South America, respectively. Madagascar (Bourbon) vanilla beans are most commonly used for the vanilla extract you see at the grocers

What type of flower does vanilla come from?

Vanilla grows as a vine and produces few flowers, one flower produces one fruit which is a seed pod from which the flavour is obtained

What are some fruit names that begin with the letter v?

Vanilla is the only fruit that starts with V.

Is vanilla beans fruit or vegetable?

it is a fruit.because it is developed from a flower after fertilization.