16 Health Benefits of Lemons (Page 2)

History, Trivia and Interesting Lemon Facts:

Fashionable ladies used lemon juice as a way to redden their lips during the European Renaissance.
The lemon is a small evergreen tree native to Asia (as well as the fruit that grows on the tree).
The lemon is thought to have originated in the Indus Valley (a Bronze Age civilization in South Asia) because of a lemon-shaped earring from 2500 BC found by archaeologists in the area.
Lemons have been in cultivation around the Mediterranean from as early as the first century AD.
Lemon trees produce fruit all year round. One tree can produce between 500 and 600 pounds of lemons in a year.
Once upon a time lemons were presented as gifts to kings because they were so rare.
California and Arizona produce 95 percent of the entire U.S. lemon crop.

Lemon Nutrition:

Lemons contain vitamin C, citric acid, flavonoids, B-complex vitamins, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and fiber.
Lemons contain more potassium than apples or grapes. Potassium is beneficial to the heart.

See the table below for in depth analysis of nutrients: Lemon (Citrus limon), fresh, without peel Nutrition Value per 100 g (Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)
Principle	Nutrient Value	Percentage of RDA
Energy	29 Kcal	1.5%
Carbohydrates	9.32 g	7%
Protein	1.10 g	2%
Total Fat	0.30 g	1%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%
Dietary Fiber	2.80 g	7%
Vitamins
Folates	11 µg	3%
Niacin	0.100 mg	1%
Pantothenic acid	0.190 mg	4%
Pyridoxine	0.080 mg	6%
Riboflavin	0.020 mg	1.5%
Thiamin	0.040 mg	3.5%
Vitamin C	53 mg	88%
Vitamin A	22 IU	1%
Vitamin E	0.15 mg	1%
Vitamin K	0 µg	0%
Electrolytes
Sodium	2 mg	0%
Potassium	138 mg	3%
Minerals
Calcium	26 mg	3%
Copper	37 µg	4%
Iron	0.60 mg	7.5%
Magnesium	8 mg	2%
Manganese	0.030 mg	1%
Zinc	0.06 mg	0.5%
Phyto-nutrients
Carotene-ß¸	3 µg	–
Carotene-a	1 µg	–
Crypto-xanthin-ß	20 µg	–
Lutein-zeaxanthin	11 µg	–

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12:23AM PDT on Jun 19, 2013

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