Nutritionists recognize the terms as they are commonly used, and tomatoes are listed as a vegetable under USDA guidelines.
营养学家根据番茄的主要用途将其列为蔬菜,而美国农业部的指导方针也将番茄列为蔬菜。
Even the Supreme Court has weighed in on the issue.
甚至连美国最高法院都曾介入过这个问题。
1883年3月3日,美国颁布了新的关税法,规定进口蔬菜需要缴纳10%的关税,而进口水果则不需要。当时纽约海关认为番茄是蔬菜,需交税。然而,商人约翰•尼克斯却认为,根据植物学定义,番茄属于水果,不应该被征税。于是,尼克斯直接将海关税收员告上法庭,要求退还被强制征收的税。
此案一路闹到了美国最高法院,直到6年后,法庭才做出最终裁定。法官认为:
"Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans, and peas. But in the common language of the people … all these are vegetables which are grown in kitchen gardens, and which, whether eaten cooked or raw, are, like potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, and lettuce, usually served at dinner in, with, or after the soup, fish, or meats which constitute the principal part of the repast, and not, like fruits generally, as dessert."
“从植物学上讲,番茄是藤本植物的果实,就像黄瓜、南瓜、黄豆、豌豆一样。但在人们的日常语言中,这些都是种在菜园里的蔬菜。它像土豆、胡萝卜、欧洲萝卜、芜菁、甜菜、菜花、卷心菜、芹菜、生菜一样,无论生吃还是熟吃,通常都是在晚餐里搭配着汤、鱼、肉食用。它是正餐的一部分,而不像水果一样,通常作为甜点。”
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