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Steady Cairidh, steady... ;)
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ROFL Cairidh! :lol:

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For fruit that is suitable, I had always figured that those relatively high in natural sugars were meant for humans.

Berries, for the most part, are not.... including the sourest type (cranberries; available here in North America; I am not sure about elsewhere); and blueberries, which are tart.


I do not know if this is a good guideline but it has been mine.


It often struck me, when I lived in SE Asia, that even the fruits with sour notes in their flavor signatures (passionfruit; etc.) were overall sweet, and contained ample sugars.
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I think you'll do fine with that guideline. :)
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Tomatoes are bright berries and cucumbers and not sweet at all. Are these not optimal foods?
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johndela1 wrote:Tomatoes are bright berries
he he, not really :D
and cucumbers and not sweet at all. Are these not optimal foods?
Not THE most, but they are most easy to digest of all vegetable-fruits.
To me they taste sweet...
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Tomatoes can also be very sweet.
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Yes, absolutely. I had actually meant to include them in that...
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Based on sugar content alone, you would consider tomatoes sweet?

Why do you say tomatoes arn't berries?
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johndela1 wrote:Based on sugar content alone, you would consider tomatoes sweet?
No, based on its predominant taste in its raw form. (Brussel sprouts and white cabbage contain even a little more glucose+sucrose+fructose, for example)
Why do you say tomatoes arn't berries?
Tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) are part of the nightshade family (incl. eggplant, potatoes), hence its alkaloids (toxins) when it hasnt fully ripened (green parts).
What they have in common with berries, is that like berries, its fruit wall is fleshy.
However, they are not listed as berries, but as vegetable-fruits.

Maybe you are referring to the ground cherry or tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa), or the Jerusalem cherry (S. pseudocapsicum) ? (also members of this nightshade family)
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Isn't there a more objective way to classify a fruit as sweet other than the way one person percieves it? I don't think tomatoes are sweet at all. I like them, but I also like blueberry's and strawberrys.
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