Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not
To a botanist, 'berry' has a strict definition, and it ignores what the supermarket calls things. Does a banana really qualify when a strawberry doesn't?
Myth or fact? Reveal
Fact. A botanical berry is a fleshy fruit formed from the ovary of a single flower, which takes in bananas, grapes, tomatoes and aubergines. A strawberry's flesh grows from the part of the plant that holds the flower instead, making it an 'accessory fruit'.