Properties and benefits of Lemon
You have been attributed remarkable healing properties: good for the circulation (blood pressure reduction) helps digestion, bleaching, astringent, and for its high content of vitamin C helps prevent colds and boost our immune systems.
- Good protector in preventing some cancers. Reduces cholesterol levels, astringent, antiviral and antibacterial. Effective diets.
- It’s exciting for the functions of the pancreas and liver.
- It is used in many home remedies: gargle to relieve sore throat, mouth ulcers and gingivitis,
- Take action against fat for this reason is a common ingredient of diets and slimming cures and even many anti-grease detergents.
Some varieties grown are: Fino and Verna Waiter and variety. Another variety grown is Eureka (Four Seasons).
* Lemon verna. Large size, rugged and Larage, half juice and few seeds lato. Long palate with little aciez.
* Fine verna. Medium size, much juice, pile fine and good color. mid-palate
* Primafiori. Medium size, much juice, thin skin, good color palate and acidity media. is the biggest seller in the Spanish markets.
* Eureka / Rodrejo. Medium size, much juice, thin skin and good color, more mid-palate acidity.
In Latin America, for example, in Mexico, is smaller lemon, green and more acidic. In Europe it is called “sweet lemon”.
Advice for purchase: Not always the most beautiful lemons are preferable … Compare quantity and quality of juice from different types of lemons … and prices can be highly recommended.
Best season: The tree flowers all year. For its time maturing varieties are classified in the early (autumn), intermediate (early winter) and late (early spring). In July and August lemons sold in Spain are importanción (type Verna).
Storage: Do not freeze. Keep at room temperature or cold storage at moderate temperature: 6 / 8 º C.
A few dishes do not admit it and many will thank you. Drinking a glass of water with a slice of lemon and makes it much more enjoyable.
It is a staple of the Mediterranean kitchen decor.
Be sure to cut it in half to accompany the rice, fish or add a few drops onto salads, grilled vegetables, with some of them irreplaceable, such as artichokes …
Allows for better digestion if it is placed in the meat and rice heavier.