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Lemon Fruit Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Citrus Limonum |
| English Name |
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Lemon Fruit |
| Hindi Name |
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Neemboo |
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| CATEGORY |
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astrigent |
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| SOURCE |
| Part used |
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State of the part used |
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Rind |
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Juice |
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freshly extracted |
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| FAMILY |
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Rind |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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Indigenous to India and grown all across the country and teh world over with many varities of this citrus fruit. Widely cultivated in Mediterranean countries |
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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| Odour |
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Pleasing |
| Taste |
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Tangy Bitter |
| Size |
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2 inch diameter round |
| Physical
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| Total Ash |
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N/A |
| Moisture |
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na |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
| Major |
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citric acid is the main constituent along with a few others.'a slightly turbid yellowish liquor, possessing a sharp, acid taste and grateful odour. '
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| Minor |
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N/A |
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| CULTIVATION |
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It flowers and gives fruit only in the season and a plant fuly frown gives around 300 fruits per season. |
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| STORAGE |
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The fruit can be preserved in many ways by adding salt and preservatives. Thejuice can be extracted and also stored.
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