Fruits and Vegetables

From Halachipedia

Definitions

  1. Fruit of the tree which halachically is defined as having a trunk that stays alive and produces fruit year after year has the Bracha of HaEtz. [1]
  2. Vines and bushes are considered trees and the fruit are HaEtz if the bush grows taller than 3 Tefachim (9 inches). Examples of this include blueberries, grapes, and kiwis. [2]

Fruit that are HaAdama

  1. A banana plant’s trunk dies yearly and so bananas are HaAdama. [3]
  2. Raspberries and papaya are similar to bananas and have the Bracha of HaAdama. [4] Some, however, consider rasberries to be HaEtz.[5]
  3. Bushes which grow within 3 Tefachim (9 inches) of the ground have the Bracha of HaAdama. Examples of this include cranberries and wild blueberries. [6]Accordingly, craisins would be Haadama. [7]

Fruits or vegetables receiving Shehakol

  1. If one eats a fruit or vegetable in a way that is not the usual way it is eaten in that local one should make a Shehakol. [8]
  2. Examples include eating quince, onions (outside of salad), or peanuts raw requires Shehakol and eating melon, cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, or walnuts cooked requires Shehakol. [9]
  3. If a fruit or vegetable is usually eaten raw and cooked then the regular Bracha applies. [10]
  4. Examples include almond, apples, tomatoes, and carrots which are eaten raw and cooked. [11]

Vegetables

Food Bracha
Acorn squash HaAdama האדמה [12]
Artichoke HaAdama האדמה [13]
Asparagus HaAdama האדמה [14]
Banana HaAdama האדמה [15]
Beans HaAdama האדמה [16]
Beet HaAdama האדמה [17]
Broccoli HaAdama האדמה [18]
Brussels sprout HaAdama האדמה [19]
Buckwheat (kasha) HaAdama האדמה [20]
Cabbage HaAdama האדמה [21]
Cantaloupe HaAdama האדמה [22]
Carrot HaAdama האדמה [23]
Cauliflower HaAdama האדמה [24]
Celery HaAdama האדמה [25]
Chickpea HaAdama האדמה [26]
Chicory HaAdama האדמה [27]
Chinese cabbage HaAdama האדמה [28]
Corn HaAdama האדמה [29]
Cucumber HaAdama האדמה [30]
Eggplant HaAdama האדמה [31]
Endive HaAdama האדמה [32]
Escarole HaAdama האדמה [33]
Green bean HaAdama האדמה [34]
Green pea HaAdama האדמה [35]
Green pepper HaAdama האדמה [36]
Honeydew HaAdama האדמה [37]
Kale HaAdama האדמה [38]
Knob celery HaAdama האדמה [39]
Kohlrabi HaAdama האדמה [40]
Leek HaAdama האדמה [41]
Lentil HaAdama האדמה [42]
Lettuce HaAdama האדמה [43]
Lima bean HaAdama האדמה [44]
Maize HaAdama האדמה [45]
Melon (all) HaAdama האדמה [46]
Millet HaAdama האדמה [47]
Muskmelon HaAdama האדמה [48]
Okra HaAdama האדמה [49]
Papaya HaAdama האדמה [50]
Parsnip HaAdama האדמה [51]
Pea HaAdama האדמה [52]
Peanut HaAdama האדמה [53]
Pineapple HaAdama האדמה [54]
Pumpkin HaAdama האדמה [55]
Radish HaAdama האדמה [56]
Rhubarb HaAdama האדמה [57]
Romaine lettuce HaAdama האדמה [58]
Rutabagas HaAdama האדמה [59]
Salsify HaAdama האדמה [60]
Scallion HaAdama האדמה [61]
Sesame seeds HaAdama האדמה [62]
Snow pea HaAdama האדמה [63]
Spaghetti squash HaAdama האדמה [64]
Spinach HaAdama האדמה [65]
Strawberry HaAdama האדמה [66]
Sunflower seeds HaAdama האדמה [67]
Sweet pea HaAdama האדמה [68]
Sweet potato HaAdama האדמה [69]
Swiss chard HaAdama האדמה [70]
Taro HaAdama האדמה [71]
Tomato HaAdama האדמה [72]
Turnip HaAdama האדמה [73]
Watercress HaAdama האדמה [74]
Watermelon HaAdama האדמה [75]
Yam HaAdama האדמה [76]
Zucchini HaAdama האדמה [77]

Fruits

Food Bracha
Almond HaEtz העץ [78]
Apple HaEtz העץ [79]
Apricot HaEtz העץ [80]
Avocado HaEtz העץ [81]
Blackberry HaEtz העץ [82]
Blueberry HaEtz העץ [83]
Brazil nut HaEtz העץ [84]
Carob HaEtz העץ [85]
Cashew HaEtz העץ [86]
Cherry HaEtz העץ [87]
Chestnut HaEtz העץ [88]
Coconut HaEtz העץ [89]
Currant HaEtz העץ [90]
Date HaEtz העץ [91]
Fig HaEtz העץ [92]
Filbert HaEtz העץ [93]
Gooseberry HaEtz העץ [94]
Grape HaEtz העץ [95]
Grapefruit HaEtz העץ [96]
Guava HaEtz העץ [97]
Hazelnut HaEtz העץ [98]
Kiwi HaEtz העץ [99]
Kumquat HaEtz העץ [100]
Loquat HaEtz העץ [101]
Lychee nut HaEtz העץ [102]
Macadamia nut HaEtz העץ [103]
Mandarin HaEtz העץ [104]
Medlar HaEtz העץ [105]
Mulberry HaEtz העץ [106]
Nectarine HaEtz העץ [107]
Olive HaEtz העץ [108]
Orange HaEtz העץ [109]
Passion fruit HaEtz העץ [110]
Peach HaEtz העץ [111]
Pear HaEtz העץ [112]
Pecan nut HaEtz העץ [113]
Persimmon HaEtz העץ [114]
Pistachio HaEtz העץ [115]
Plum HaEtz העץ [116]
Pomegranate HaEtz העץ [117]
Prickly pear prune HaEtz העץ [118]
Quince HaEtz העץ [119]
Raisin HaEtz העץ [120]
Sabra HaEtz העץ [121]
Star fruit HaEtz העץ [122]
Tangerine HaEtz העץ [123]
Ugli fruit HaEtz העץ [124]
Walnut HaEtz העץ [125]

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