How to eat lemons, nutritional value of lemons

Lemon knowledge introduction:

Lemon is the fruit of the Rutaceae plant lemon or lemon. Because of its extremely sour taste, pregnant women with liver deficiency like to eat it the most, so it is called Yimu fruit or Yimuzi. Lemon is rich in citric acid, so it is known as the "citric acid warehouse". Its fruit is juicy, crispy and has a strong aroma. Because of its sour taste, it can only be used as a high-quality seasoning to prepare drinks, dishes, cosmetics and medicines.

Lemon nutritional analysis:

1. Lemon contains niacin and rich organic acids, and its taste is very sour. Citric acid juice has a strong bactericidal effect and is very beneficial to food hygiene. Experiments show that highly acidic lemon juice can kill all bacteria in seashells within 15 minutes;

2. Lemon is rich in aroma, which can remove the fishy smell of meat and seafood, and make the meat more tender. Lemon can also promote the secretion of proteolytic enzymes in the stomach and increase gastrointestinal motility. In the daily life of Westerners, lemon is often used to make cold dishes and pickled food;

3. Lemon juice contains a large amount of citrate, which can inhibit the crystallization of calcium salts, thereby preventing the formation of kidney stones, and even dissolving existing stones. Therefore, eating lemons can prevent and treat kidney stones, and reduce and shrink the stones in some patients with chronic kidney stones.

4. Eating lemons can also prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, relieve the effect of calcium ions in promoting blood coagulation, prevent and treat hypertension and myocardial infarction. Citric acid can shrink and strengthen capillaries, reduce permeability, improve coagulation function and platelet count, shorten coagulation time and bleeding time by 31% to 71%, and has a hemostatic effect.

5. Fresh lemons are extremely rich in vitamins and are a natural beauty product. They can prevent and eliminate skin pigmentation and have a whitening effect.

6. Eating lemon raw also has a good effect on stabilizing pregnancy and stopping vomiting, so lemon is a suitable fruit for women.

Lemon Supplement Information:

Lemon selection:

High-quality lemons are medium in size, oval in shape, with protrusions and slightly pointed at both ends, shaped like an American football. The ripe ones have bright yellow skin and a rich aroma.

Lemon is suitable for:

It is edible for the general public

1. Suitable for people suffering from dry mouth and irritability due to summer heat, indigestion, vitamin C deficiency, pregnant women with fetal movement disorders, patients with kidney stones, hypertension, and myocardial infarction;

2. People with gastric ulcer, excessive gastric acid secretion, tooth decay and diabetes should eat with caution.

Lemon therapeutic effects:

Lemon tastes sour and sweet, is neutral in nature, and enters the liver and stomach meridians;

It has the effects of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, promoting the production of body fluids, and strengthening the spleen;

It is mainly used to treat bronchitis, whooping cough, vitamin C deficiency, heatstroke, thirst, loss of appetite, stomach discomfort, decreased appetite, belching in pregnant women, etc.

Lemon recipe instructions:

1. It is too sour to be eaten fresh, but can be used as a side dish or juice;

2. Lemon is rich in aroma, which can remove the fishy smell of meat and seafood, and make the meat more tender.

3. For overwork, body aches and weakness: grind 3 grams of kernels into powder and take with 30 grams of rice wine before going to bed every night.