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 | DESCRIPTION |
Lemons look like an egg-shape fruit with a pointed tip at one end. The colour yellow varies from light to bright gold. The rind are hard.
| HISTORY AND ORIGIN |
Unknown.
| BUYING AND STORAGE |
Choose smooth-skinned Lemons that are firm and heavy for their size with thin skin. Avoid shrivelled skin and discoloured lemon.
Refrigerate lemon in vegetable crisper and will keep up to 3 weeks.
| PREPARATION AND USE |
To increase juice , roll lemon on a table or squeeze around it before cutting or squeezing for juice. Use in drinks, marinades, sauce, and cooking.
| NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
Lemon has a very good source of vitamin C and very few kilojoules.
| MAJOR NUTRIENTS |
- SERVING SIZE: 100 grm
| * ENERGY: | 95 kj | * IRON: | |
| * PROTEIN: | 1 grm | * POTASSIUM: | |
| * FAT: | .2 grm | * CALCIUM: | |
| * CARBOHYDRATE: | 2 grm | * VITAMIN A: | |
| * DIETARY FIBRE: | 3 grm | * VITAMIN B: | |
| * SODIUM: | 2 mg | * VITAMIN C: | 48 mg |
| VARIETY |
EUREKA: Mainly use for cooking and juicing.
VILLA FRANCA: Mainly use for cooking and juicing.
LISBON: Mainly use for cooking and juicing.
MEYER: Mainly use for garnishing and decorating.
| RECIPE click here |
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