Is it better to peel the lemon or not? How to peel the lemon?

Lemon is a common fruit in life. People usually like to use it to make lemon juice or lemon water. It tastes sweet and sour and can supplement the body with rich vitamin C. But do you need to peel the lemon when you eat it? If you need to peel the lemon, how should you remove the peel?

Is it better to peel or not peel the lemon?

1. When you use lemons to make tea or lemon juice, you don’t need to remove the lemon peel, because this will allow the human body to absorb more nutrients. The lemon peel contains a lot of natural volatile oils and some aromatic substances. People usually eat lemons without peeling them so that the human body can absorb and utilize these nutrients. From this point of view, it is better not to peel the lemon when eating.

2. But there is another opinion on whether it is better to peel lemons or not. Some people believe that there will be some pesticide residues on the surface of the lemon peel during the growth process. If the peel is not removed when eating, these pesticide residues will enter the human body and cause certain harm to human health. From this perspective, it is better to peel the lemon than not to peel it.

How to peel a lemon

1. The peel and flesh of the lemon are very tightly connected, so it is troublesome to peel it. You can use a fruit knife to peel off both ends of the lemon first, then insert the handle of a stainless steel spoon into the place where the peel and flesh are connected, and gently turn it. After turning it for a week, you will find that the peel and flesh of the lemon have been completely separated.

2. When peeling lemons, you can use a fruit knife at home to peel the peel in circles like peeling an apple. You can also use a special peeler at home to peel the lemon like peeling a potato. However, these methods will cause some damage to the lemon flesh. If it is not absolutely necessary, it is best to eat the lemon peel and flesh together.