Quoting%20commentary for Berakhot 72:20

וצריכא דאי אשמעינן כל שהוא הוה אמינא משום דאיתיה בעיניה אבל על ידי תערובות לא

It was necessary [to give both these statements]. If we had been taught only the second, I might have said that [that benediction is required] because the dish has the appearance [of one of the five species], but not if mixed with other ingredients ;

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