When Carrots Count As Fruit

In the European Union, jam regulations specify that only fruits can be used to make products labeled as jams and jellies. To preserve the traditional Portuguese carrot jam delicacy known as Doce de Cenoura, lawmakers included a provision that, for the purposes of these rules, carrots count as fruit. This legal tweak lets producers continue marketing carrot jam as jam while staying fully compliant with EU food law.

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