Lemon

Selection Information

Usage: Fish, salad, cooking, juices, baking, desserts.

Selection: Good-quality lemons will be firm, smooth-skinned and heavy for their size. Medium to large-sized lemons are generally better.

Avoid: Avoid product that is soft, spongy, wrinkled or has bumpy, rough or hard skin. Coarse, thick-skinned and light lemons will have less juice.

Seasonal Information

Available year-round, with supplies peaking from April to July.

Lemon Nutritional Information

Serving size: 1 medium (58g)
Calories 20
Total Fat 0g
Sodium 10mg
Total Carbohydrate 6g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Protein 0g

% of U.S. RDA
Vitamin A 0%
Calcium 2%
Vitamin C 35%
Iron 0%

Low-calorie, Fat-free, Very low sodium, High in vitamin C, Cholesterol-free.

Tips & Trivia
· To get the most juice from a lemon, first bring the fruit to room temperature and roll on a hard surface while pressing down on the lemon - or - Microwave for 30 seconds to increase juice content.

· Use lemon juice on apples and avocados to prevent browning after they are sliced.

· Lemon juice can remove odors from hands, pots and pans by rubbing with a cut lemon just before washing. Also, run used lemon peels through your garbage disposal to keep it smelling fresh.

· The word lemon is believed to have been derived from Asian language words meaning, "sour" or "sour fruit."

· By the year 1299, the Mongolians had invented lemonade. The Crusades transplanted lemons to Europe, and Columbus is credited with bringing them to the Western Hemisphere on his second voyage. Wild lemon groves became commonplace in Florida until wiped out by a heavy freeze in 1894-95, after which there was very little replanting. California fruit growers then adopted the crop, with great impetus from the Gold Rush. Miners were willing to pay $1 each for lemons and oranges as a preventative for scurvy (due to their high vitamin C content).

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Nutrition Facts

Lemons, raw, without peel