Lemons is a favorite tropical fruit in America.
A cross between citrons and limes, lemons are bright yellow color fruit and their juice is mostly used to in hot teas or cold water.
Lemons taste is zesty, alkalizing and refreshing, and you need to keep them in your kitchen because they have many health benefits. Here are the benefits of lemon: Rich in vitamin C, Digestion Aid, Antiviral and Antibacterial, Blood Pressure Regulator, Worm and Parasite Fighter, and Antidepressant.
Sadly, lemons are not fresh for a long time, but the good news is there is one solution that can keep your lemons fresh for a long time! If you want to save your lemons, just freeze them! So simple, right? You can not only freeze your lemons, but also its juice and other parts too so that you can use them whenever you want.
Freezing lemons is very easy. However, it is important that you follow the right steps to get the best results:
1. Choose lemons without soft parts or dark spots.
2. Wash the lemons first with water. You can wash them with fruit soap. One more technique is to mix water and white vinegar, it is very effective in removing pesticides.
3. You need some freezer bags that seals well.
You can freeze lemons in any form like grated lemons, just the lemon juice, slices and wedges of the fruit, and lemon zest.
This process of freezing lemons is very beneficial because you can use every part of the fruit and your lemon should not waste. And yes, that includes the peel. In fact, never throw away lemon peels as they have five to 10 times the amount of vitamins than the juice of the fruit itself.
Most of us make mistakes to waste the peels and drink the juice instead.
Science says lemon peels help to improve our health. What’s more, lemons and their peels are effective in the treatment of cancer cells and there are studies that say lemons are at least 10,000 times more powerful than chemotherapy. So next time you buy lemons, freeze them and use every part of it for the full benefit.
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