What is the difference between a fruit and a berry?

All berries are fruit, but not all fruit are berries. Botanically, a fruit is the ripened ovary of a flowering plant with its accompanying tissue . Some fruit are hard, some soft, some fibrous. read more

Strawberries are slightly different as it is actually a part of the flower that becomes the berry and the seeds are situated on the skin of this fruit so that is why the “pips” are on the outside. read more

The simplest fruit is a true berry such as a currant, consisting of one ovary (from one pistil) with one compartment, fleshy throughout with many seeds embedded in the flesh. In addition to currants, other berries are tomatoes, kiwi and banana. read more

• Berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary but in contrast, fruits can be produced from simple ovary or multiple ovaries. • When ripened the entire ovary wall of the berry becomes an edible but it may not the same case in all the fruits. read more