Lemon Nutrients are Many Adding Health Benefits to Any Recipe

A lemon has many nutrients and here are the facts without the peel. All these nutrients add health benefits to your recipes with lemon in them. The peel has nutrients too.

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Lemon (Citrus limon), fresh, without peel
See the table below for an in-depth analysis of nutrients
Nutrition Value per 100 g
(Source: USDA National Nutrient database)
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-߸ 3 µg
Carotene-a 1 µg
Crypto-xanthin-ß 20 µg
Lutein-zeaxanthin 11 µg

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2 thoughts on “Lemon Nutrients are Many Adding Health Benefits to Any Recipe”

  1. Why "without peel" ? I cut up organic lemons, with peel, and freeze to add to my smoothies. Am I wrong to think the are many additional nutrients in the peel ?

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