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Lemon Health Benefits And Nutrition Values

The Lemon is small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's of yellow fruit. The Fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind zest are also used, mainly in cooking and baking. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in many dishes across the world.The genus is commercially important as many species are cultivated for their fruit, which is eaten fresh, pressed for juice, or preserved in marmalades and pickles.Citrus fruits are are also good sources of vitamin C and flavonoids.
lemon
Minerals:
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
Calcium
17.1 mg
2%
Iron
0.1 mg
0%
Magnesium
14.6 mg
1%
Phosphorus
14.6 mg
1%
Potassium
303mg
9%
Sodium
2.4 mg
0%
Zinc
0.1mg
1%
Copper
0.1mg 
4%
Manganese
0.0mg
1%
Selenium
0.2mcg
Fluoride
~
Calorie Information:
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
TotalCalories
108(452 kJ)
5%
Carbs
93.5(391 kJ)
 
Fat
7.7(32.2 kJ)
 
Protein
6.8(28.5 kJ)
 
Alcohol
0.0(0.0 kJ)
 
Sterols:
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%
Phytosterols
~
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Fat & Fatty Acid
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
Fat
0.0g
1%
Saturated Fat
0.0g
0%
Monounsaturated fat
0.0g
Polysaturated Fat
0.0g
trans fatty acids
0.0mg
transmonoenoicfattyacids
0.0mg
trans-polyenoicfattyacids
0.0mg
Omega-3 fatty acids
0.0mg
Omega-6 fatty acids
0.0mg
Vitamins:
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
Vitamin A
48.8 IU
1%
Vitamin B6
60.1 mgmg
6%
Vitamin B12
120.0 mcg
0%
Vitamin C
112mg
187%
Vitamin D
~
~
Vitamin D3
0.0mg
Vitamin E
0.4mg
2%
Vitamin K
0.0 mcg
Thiamin
0.1mg
5%
Riboflavin
0.0mg
1%
Niacin
0.2m
1%
Pantothenic
0.3mg
3%
Choline
12.4 mg
Betaine
~
Folate
31.7 mcg
8%
Carbohydrates:
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
carbohydrates
21.1g
7%
Dietary Fiber
1.0g
4%
Starch
0.0g
Sugars
5.9g
Protein & Amino Acids:
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
Protein
0.9mg
2%
Others:
Nutrients
Amounts/SelectedServing
DV%
Alcohol
0g
Water
221g
Ash
0.6g  
Caffeine
0.0mg
Theobromine
0.0mg
PERSON WHOM MAY CONSUME LEMON
  • CANCER
  • Lemon juice is quite astringent; it is also very refreshing, high in vitamin C and contains compounds that may help prevent cancer. It helps to fight with cancer attacking cells by freeing the radicals

  • DIABETIC
  • For a fruit that is difficult to enjoy by it, lemon has often contributed another dimension to food as well as a form of digestive aid. In fact, many acidic ingredients found among common household ingredients are often a practical and hassle-free means of helping diabetics deal with the problems that arise from decreased stomach acid and digestive enzymes.

    Lemon juice works particularly well. As a ubiquitous fruit found in every country and sold for very little, squeezing lemon juice into one’s beverage is an easy and obtainable solution to help your food digest smoothly and balance your digestive system so that it won’t go into overdrive when processing difficult foods, such as carbs and fats. Here are a few easy tactics in using lemon juice and vinegar to help balance food digestion while living with diabetes

    Add lemon juice to water. A half teaspoon of lemon juice per 8 ounces of water gives you just enough to digest your food without making the water too acidic to drink. Lemon-enhanced water is perfect for diabetics, as it adds flavor without adding sugar.Take a vinegar tablet with food or in a beverage. Many diabetic companies that supply vinegar tablets have also made them flavored to help mask the bitter taste while preserving the vinegar’s natural acidic qualities.

  • FIGHTS INFECTION
  • Lemon is very effective in combating infections, especially in the throat as it also has antibacterial properties. For sore throat, dilute one-half with one-half water and Gargling with a 50/50 mixture of water and lemon juice frequently will get rid of many throat conditions swiftly.

  • WEIGH LOSS
  • Drinking lemon water helps you to shed losing weight faster as well as helping to breakdown and eliminate body fat.

  • ELIMINATES WINTER BLUES
  • Lemon water is wonderful in cases of flu, fever and colds.

  • CHOLESTROL CLEANSE
  • The Lemon is central to an effective and side-effect-free remedy for high levels of cholesterol in the body.Plaque in the arteries is a major cause of cardiovascular problems as it restricts the blood flow. The lemon and garlic cleanse takes about 6 weeks using a simple recipe and will dissolve plaque within the body. In so many cases, once the plaque begins to disappear, heart surgery is not needed.

  • BILIOUSNESS
  • In cases of drinking nothing but lemon juice and water all day cleans the system and helps overcome the biliousness.Lemon juice daily on an empty stomach first thing in the morning eliminates water retention and helps with weight reduction and keeps the system alkaline.

  • DIPTHERIA
  • The Lemon proves the power of the strong antiseptic and digestive qualities of the fruit.The throat should be gargled with the lemon juice every hour or two.This looses the false membrane in the throat and permits it to come out."

  • RHEUMATISM
  • Take the juice of 1/2 lemon before each meal and before retiring each night mixed in water and apply the juice 2x daily externally on the sore areas.After 3 days the sure but slow power of the lemon shows it's cleansing and pain-relieving qualities.

  • SCURVY
  • The world well knows today that the lemon juice cure for scurvy is effective. There are many cases bordering on scurvy, however, showing a lack of the powerful lemon vitamins which give quick improvement in better bowel section, healing of mouth conditions, and a greater immunity to infection, when a diet very rich in vitamin C which abounds in lemon is followed.

PERSON WHOM MAY NOT CONSUME LEMON
  • ULCER

  • As it contains citrus acid much lemon should not be taken by the ulcer patients




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