Interesting facts about Lemon

• Lemon trees grow to be about 10 to 20 ft tall and are sparsely covered with foliage.
• High in vitamin C, lemons prevent scurvy, a disease that causes bleeding gums, loose teeth and aching joints.
• It has been traditional to serve fish with a slice of lemon since the Middle Ages, when people believed that the fruit’s juice would dissolve any bones accidentally swallowed.
• Adding a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to fresh cut fruit or a fruit salad will keep fruits like apples and pears from going brown and add that extra nutritional zip.
• The Romans used lemons to keep moths from eating their clothing.
• A quick rub of lemon in the armpits helps to combat the unpleasant smell.
• A medium lemon is about 60 g, and contains 15 calories, of which contains 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g dietary fiber and 4 g sugars.
• About one-fourth of the worlds lemons are grown in the United States, mostly in California.
• Lemon juice helps digestion, making sure that the liver rids itself of any impurities, which is essential to losing weight and keeping off excess weight.
• For whiter fingernails and to get rid of fingernail stains, soak your fingernails in fresh squeezed lemon juice for about five minutes.