Lemon

A lemon is a yellow citrus fruit. This is a small tree (Citrus limon) that is of green colour even in a season Winter.

Lemon is used to get a drink: lemonade.

Description
A species came from Asia.

An , yellow fruit, is used while one wants to get a juice – by squeezing it to outdrain a liquid; also, it is being or was used for cooking. Its taste is sour. Its juice, zest, as well as pulp, are often used as a topping over a . Lemon juice is about 5% citric acid, having pH ranging from two to three.

Lemons contain numerous phytochemicals – including polyphenols, terpenes and tannins. Lemons might have an electric charge because of a presence of acid.

People do not know for sure where lemons have come from. However, most people think that lemons first grew in India, northern Burma and China.

Its plants vary in size, yet staying generally small; a one of highest measures six metres.

Lemons are related to oranges.

Related pages
Strawberry

References

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