• Lemons are a hybrid between a sour orange and a citron.
• Lemon-tree leaves can be used to make tea.
• The high acidity of lemons makes them good cleaning aids.
• The average lifespan of lemon trees is over 50 years. With proper care and disease prevention practices, a vigorous tree can live over 100 years.
• Once upon a time lemons were presented as gifts to kings because they were so rare.
Nutrition Chart
Lemons, raw, without peel - 100 grams
Calories 29
Water 89 %
Protein 1.1 g
Carbs 9.3 g
Sugar 2.5 g
Fiber 2.8 g
Fat 0.3 g
Source: HealthLine.com
Tips
Lemons have countless great uses which can help in so many ways apart from being just a food item. Following are some of such ways which can be helpful in our daily life:
• Lemons can be used in their refrigerators as a way to help remove bad odors or smells.
• Plastic containers often contain stain and smell. Rubbing a lemon over the inner side of or rinsing it with lemon juice will help to remove the stains and smells.
• Blending a lemon with a little dishwashing soap and water will make the old blender look like a new one.
• Adding a little lemon juice to potatoes, apples, pears, and cauliflower will protect the fruits from browning.
• Finally, you can almost replace chemical-filled cleaners by preparing all-purpose cleaner using lemon juice and water.