Lemon Nutrition Facts - The Incredible Value of Lemon

Often when discussing the properties of seasonal fruit and fruit that is good for our health, we forget the lemon, one of the most common fruits in our country.

Lemon, in fact, is often little consideration for its properties that are very numerous and important for our health. The lemon is always thought of as a universal panacea for all precious active ingredients of which it consists, and for its many therapeutic properties, making it widely used in the field of phytotherapy and aromatherapy.

What is in the lemon?

  • Citric Acid – calcium citrate – potassium citrate – Malic Acid
  • Glucose and fructose (directly absorbable)
  • Calcium-Iron-Silica – Phosphorus – Manganese-Copper
  • Tires – Mucilage –
  • Albumins – Terpenes Linalool – – Aldehydes lemon Camphor
  • Vitamins: B-B1-B2 – Bs – A – C – PP
  • Citric acid and citrate (salts) contained in it are the natural acidity regulators.
  • The Group B vitamins is important for the nervous balance, nutrition and for the balance of the skin.
  • Vitamin A is important for keeping young tissues and growth.
  • Vitamin C (100 g lemon contain 40-50 mg) is a vitamin that is essential for life, is an essential antioxidant against free radicals and acts on the endocrine glands.
  • Vitamin PP protects the circulatory vessels.


And what are the medicinal properties of lemon?

Antiseptic, bactericide, activator of WBCs (immune), refreshing Tonic, febrifuge, and sympathetic nervous system, cardiac tonic, Purifying, diuretic, Antireumatìco, Antigottoso, Antiatritico, calming, antacid, Antisclerotic gastric (senescence), antiscorbutic, Antivelenoso, blood Thinner, Ipotensore (lowers the pressure too high), depurative, Remineralizing, antianaemic gastro-hepatic Stimulator-pancreatic, Haemostatic, Carminative (helps to expel the excess gas), vermifuge, Antipruritic, Alkalizing.

In many use for the treatment of cellulite and to clean our skin from all impurities like pimples and blackheads.

As you can see this food is awesome from a nutritional point of view and should be consumed by each of us to enrich our daily diet.

Any suggestions

To enrich your diet with all properties of lemon, we recommend that you clean the fruit drink and cut into slices by inserting it into a 1 litre jug and drink the water. A simple solution to get the full benefit from this wonderful food!