Cucumber is not a fruit, but a kind of vegetable, because botanically speaking, vegetable refers to different parts of a plant, with a light taste and no fructose, so cucumber is strictly a vegetable.

Is cucumber a fruit?

Cucumber is not a fruit, but a kind of vegetable, because botanically speaking, vegetable refers to different parts of a plant, with a light taste and no fructose, so cucumber is strictly a vegetable.

Efficacy and function of cucumber

1, heat-clearing and detoxification: Cucumber is sweet and cool, which has a good heat-clearing and detoxification effect on patients with fever and thirst, but those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold must eat less.

2. Promote metabolism: Cucumber is rich in vitamin B, vitamin C and vitamin E, which can resist aging and promote metabolism.

3, anti-tumor: Cucumber, a vegetable, also contains a lot of cucurbitacin, which can effectively improve the body's immunity, so it has an anti-tumor effect.

Cucumber varieties and producing areas

There are many varieties of cucumber, many of which are cultivated varieties, such as Luying 06-8, Gande 456, Yuanfengyuan 6, Gande 15 17, Zaoqing 2 and so on.

Cucumber is a vegetable, mainly distributed in temperate and tropical regions. At present, its main producing areas are Indian, Nepalese, China, Myanmar, Thailand and other countries.